Right now, local time in Xiamen is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xiamen ranks #78 worldwide by population and #33 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 10h 37m (winter) – 13h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xiamen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xiamen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.48° S, 61.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ingeniero Guillermo N. Juárez, Argentina, about 65 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xiamen today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:31
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 285.6° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Xiamen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xiamen sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xiamen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 466 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,460 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.48° N, 118.08° 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 Xiamen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xiamen local time:
Cities sharing Xiamen's time zone
Distances from Xiamen
| Hong Kong | 466 km | WSW (240°) |
| Tokyo | 2,416 km | NE (54°) |
| Singapore | 2,994 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 4,690 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 6,272 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,194 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,373 km | SSE (150°) |
| London | 9,647 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 9,675 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,200 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 12,176 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,460 km | W (271°) |
Cities near Xiamen
- Liuwudiancun15 km · 04:34
- Shangqi Village16 km · 04:34
- Wuyucun17 km · 04:34
- Shanglin16 km · 04:34
- Xikou Village16 km · 04:34
- Linhu18 km · 04:34
- Xindian22 km · 04:34
- Zhenhaicun25 km · 04:34
FAQ
What time is it in Xiamen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xiamen (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Xiamen in?
Xiamen runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xiamen observe daylight saving time?
Xiamen does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xiamen today?
Xiamen sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xiamen tonight?
The moon phase over Xiamen tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xiamen?
The antipode of Xiamen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.48° S, 61.92° W. It falls on land, near Ingeniero Guillermo N. Juárez, Argentina, about 65 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xiamen?
Xiamen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xiamen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xiamen, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.