Right now, local time in Xiantan is 23:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xiantan ranks #142115 worldwide by population and #3347 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 40m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 12:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 18m (winter) – 13h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xiantan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xiantan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.82° S, 73.81° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huasco, Chile, about 255 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:31 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xiantan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:48
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:46
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 279.3° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Xiantan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xiantan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xiantan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,078 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,247 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.82° N, 106.19° 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 | 07:31 | −16h |
| Chicago | 09:31 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 12:31 | −11h |
| London | 15:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 16:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 18:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 19:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 23:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 00:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 02:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Xiantan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xiantan local time:
Cities sharing Xiantan's time zone
Distances from Xiantan
| Hong Kong | 1,078 km | SE (130°) |
| Singapore | 3,065 km | S (185°) |
| Tokyo | 3,225 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 3,545 km | W (260°) |
| Dubai | 5,018 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,077 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,427 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 8,561 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,568 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,607 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 12,027 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,247 km | W (276°) |
Cities near Xiantan
FAQ
What time is it in Xiantan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xiantan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Xiantan in?
Xiantan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xiantan observe daylight saving time?
Xiantan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xiantan today?
Xiantan sees sunrise at 07:09 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xiantan tonight?
The moon phase over Xiantan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xiantan?
The antipode of Xiantan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.82° S, 73.81° W. It falls on land, near Huasco, Chile, about 255 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xiantan?
Xiantan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xiantan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xiantan, clocks run about 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.