Right now, local time in Tongchuan is 01:12 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tongchuan ranks #10703 worldwide by population and #1168 in China.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 44m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:44
- Daylight range
- 10h 08m (winter) – 14h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tongchuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tongchuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.09° S, 74.91° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huentelauquén, Chile, about 325 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:12 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tongchuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:54
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:44
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 277.5° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Tongchuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tongchuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Tongchuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,328 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,107 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.09° N, 105.09° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 09:12 | −16h |
| Chicago | 11:12 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 14:12 | −11h |
| London | 17:12 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:12 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:12 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:12 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:42 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:12 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:12 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:12 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:12 | +3h |
Best time to call Tongchuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tongchuan local time:
Cities sharing Tongchuan's time zone
Distances from Tongchuan
| Hong Kong | 1,328 km | SE (135°) |
| Tokyo | 3,236 km | ENE (71°) |
| Singapore | 3,310 km | S (183°) |
| Mumbai | 3,496 km | WSW (255°) |
| Dubai | 4,883 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 5,815 km | NW (319°) |
| Paris | 8,301 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,303 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,692 km | SE (142°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,466 km | NE (36°) |
| Chicago | 11,797 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 17,107 km | W (280°) |
Cities near Tongchuan
FAQ
What time is it in Tongchuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tongchuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tongchuan in?
Tongchuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Tongchuan observe daylight saving time?
Tongchuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tongchuan today?
Tongchuan sees sunrise at 07:17 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tongchuan tonight?
The moon phase over Tongchuan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tongchuan?
The antipode of Tongchuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.09° S, 74.91° W. It falls on land, near Huentelauquén, Chile, about 325 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tongchuan?
Tongchuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tongchuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tongchuan, clocks run about 44 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.