Right now, local time in Xichang is 00:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xichang ranks #7824 worldwide by population and #851 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 11h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 10h 49m (winter) – 13h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xichang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xichang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.63° S, 71.05° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tocopilla, Chile, about 102 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:31 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xichang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 284.0° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Xichang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xichang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xichang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 544 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,502 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.63° N, 108.95° 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 | 08:31 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:31 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:31 | −11h |
| London | 16:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Xichang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xichang local time:
Cities sharing Xichang's time zone
Distances from Xichang
| Hong Kong | 544 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 2,323 km | SSW (195°) |
| Tokyo | 3,362 km | NE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 3,766 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,452 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,874 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,622 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 9,351 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,373 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,062 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 12,749 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,502 km | W (260°) |
Cities near Xichang
FAQ
What time is it in Xichang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xichang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Xichang in?
Xichang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xichang observe daylight saving time?
Xichang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xichang today?
Xichang sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 11h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xichang tonight?
The moon phase over Xichang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xichang?
The antipode of Xichang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.63° S, 71.05° W. It falls on land, near Tocopilla, Chile, about 102 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xichang?
Xichang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xichang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xichang, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.