Right now, local time in Xi’an is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xi’an ranks #14 worldwide by population and #9 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 29m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 10h 56m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 9h 52m (winter) – 14h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xi’an — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xi’an through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.26° S, 71.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coltauco, Chile, about 4 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xi’an today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 277.5° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Xi’an — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xi’an sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xi’an's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,423 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,364 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.26° N, 108.93° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Xi’an
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xi’an local time:
Cities sharing Xi’an's time zone
Distances from Xi’an
| Hong Kong | 1,423 km | SSE (158°) |
| Tokyo | 2,796 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 3,698 km | S (189°) |
| Mumbai | 3,937 km | WSW (254°) |
| Dubai | 5,213 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 5,792 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,248 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 8,274 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,764 km | SE (145°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,969 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,382 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,364 km | WNW (290°) |
Cities near Xi’an
FAQ
What time is it in Xi’an right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xi’an (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Xi’an in?
Xi’an runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xi’an observe daylight saving time?
Xi’an does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xi’an today?
Xi’an sees sunrise at 07:01 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 10h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xi’an tonight?
The moon phase over Xi’an tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xi’an?
The antipode of Xi’an — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.26° S, 71.07° W. It falls on land, near Coltauco, Chile, about 4 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xi’an?
Xi’an lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xi’an?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xi’an, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.