Right now, local time in Wenchang is 16:57 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wenchang ranks #1049 worldwide by population and #292 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 11h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 10h 57m (winter) – 13h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wenchang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wenchang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 19.55° S, 69.20° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Camiña, Chile, about 36 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:57 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wenchang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 285.4° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Wenchang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wenchang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 25m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Wenchang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 466 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,642 km off. Its position on the globe is 19.55° N, 110.80° 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 | 00:57 | −16h |
| Chicago | 02:57 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 05:57 | −11h |
| London | 08:57 | −8h |
| Paris | 09:57 | −7h |
| Moscow | 11:57 | −5h |
| Dubai | 12:57 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 14:27 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:57 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 16:57 | same time |
| Tokyo | 17:57 | +1h |
| Sydney | 19:57 | +3h |
Best time to call Wenchang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wenchang local time:
Cities sharing Wenchang's time zone
Distances from Wenchang
| Hong Kong | 466 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 2,162 km | SSW (201°) |
| Tokyo | 3,344 km | NE (52°) |
| Mumbai | 3,974 km | W (276°) |
| Dubai | 5,702 km | WNW (287°) |
| Moscow | 7,175 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,321 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,652 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,674 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,112 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 12,926 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,642 km | WSW (255°) |
Cities near Wenchang
FAQ
What time is it in Wenchang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wenchang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Wenchang in?
Wenchang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Wenchang observe daylight saving time?
Wenchang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wenchang today?
Wenchang sees sunrise at 06:39 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 11h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wenchang tonight?
The moon phase over Wenchang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wenchang?
The antipode of Wenchang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 19.55° S, 69.20° W. It falls on land, near Camiña, Chile, about 36 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wenchang?
Wenchang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wenchang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wenchang, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.