Right now, local time in Xichuan is 05:00 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xichuan ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 9h 58m (winter) – 14h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xichuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xichuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.14° S, 68.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Junín, Argentina, about 3 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:00 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Mendoza)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xichuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 17:41
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 279.4° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Xichuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xichuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xichuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,232 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,629 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.14° N, 111.48° 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 | 13:00 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:00 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:00 | −11h |
| London | 21:00 | −8h |
| Paris | 22:00 | −7h |
| Moscow | 00:00 | −5h |
| Dubai | 01:00 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:30 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:00 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 05:00 | same time |
| Tokyo | 06:00 | +1h |
| Sydney | 08:00 | +3h |
Best time to call Xichuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xichuan local time:
Cities sharing Xichuan's time zone
Distances from Xichuan
| Hong Kong | 1,232 km | SSE (167°) |
| Tokyo | 2,594 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 3,624 km | SSW (194°) |
| Mumbai | 4,135 km | WSW (257°) |
| Dubai | 5,459 km | W (276°) |
| Moscow | 6,043 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,490 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,521 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,529 km | SSE (147°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,918 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 11,448 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,629 km | WNW (291°) |
Cities near Xichuan
- Xixia19 km · 05:00
- Neixiang35 km · 05:00
- Danjiangkou66 km · 05:00
- Luanchuan Chengguanzhen72 km · 05:00
- Yunxian Chengguanzhen71 km · 05:00
- Zhenping71 km · 05:00
- Dengzhou76 km · 05:00
- Laohekou86 km · 05:00
FAQ
What time is it in Xichuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xichuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Xichuan in?
Xichuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xichuan observe daylight saving time?
Xichuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xichuan today?
Xichuan sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:43 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xichuan tonight?
The moon phase over Xichuan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xichuan?
The antipode of Xichuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.14° S, 68.52° W. It falls on land, near Junín, Argentina, about 3 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xichuan?
Xichuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xichuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xichuan, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.