Right now, local time in Xiangtan is 04:33 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xiangtan ranks #604 worldwide by population and #198 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 12m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 10h 23m (winter) – 13h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xiangtan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xiangtan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.85° S, 67.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Londres, Argentina, about 16 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:33 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Catamarca)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xiangtan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 282.4° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Xiangtan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xiangtan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 12m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xiangtan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 628 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,912 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.85° N, 112.90° 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 | 13:33 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −11h |
| London | 20:33 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +3h |
Best time to call Xiangtan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xiangtan local time:
Cities sharing Xiangtan's time zone
Distances from Xiangtan
| Hong Kong | 628 km | SSE (168°) |
| Tokyo | 2,668 km | ENE (64°) |
| Singapore | 3,101 km | SSW (200°) |
| Mumbai | 4,182 km | W (265°) |
| Dubai | 5,683 km | W (281°) |
| Moscow | 6,579 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,961 km | SSE (147°) |
| London | 9,046 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,064 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,278 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 11,980 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,912 km | W (279°) |
Cities near Xiangtan
FAQ
What time is it in Xiangtan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xiangtan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Xiangtan in?
Xiangtan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xiangtan observe daylight saving time?
Xiangtan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xiangtan today?
Xiangtan sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xiangtan tonight?
The moon phase over Xiangtan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xiangtan?
The antipode of Xiangtan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.85° S, 67.10° W. It falls on land, near Londres, Argentina, about 16 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xiangtan?
Xiangtan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xiangtan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xiangtan, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.