Right now, local time in Yan’an is 17:58 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yan’an ranks #1277 worldwide by population and #332 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 9h 39m (winter) – 14h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yan’an — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yan’an through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.60° S, 70.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Las Ovejas, Argentina, about 48 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:58 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yan’an today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 276.6° from north (W (277°))
Full prayer timetable for Yan’an — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yan’an sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Yan’an's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,650 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,310 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.60° N, 109.49° 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 | 02:58 | −15h |
| Chicago | 04:58 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 06:58 | −11h |
| London | 09:58 | −8h |
| Paris | 10:58 | −7h |
| Moscow | 12:58 | −5h |
| Dubai | 13:58 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 15:28 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:58 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 17:58 | same time |
| Tokyo | 18:58 | +1h |
| Sydney | 20:58 | +3h |
Best time to call Yan’an
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yan’an local time:
Cities sharing Yan’an's time zone
Distances from Yan’an
| Hong Kong | 1,650 km | SSE (163°) |
| Tokyo | 2,702 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 3,963 km | S (190°) |
| Mumbai | 4,064 km | WSW (251°) |
| Dubai | 5,250 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 5,637 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 8,074 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 8,111 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,950 km | SE (146°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,733 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,117 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,310 km | WNW (296°) |
Cities near Yan’an
FAQ
What time is it in Yan’an right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yan’an (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Yan’an in?
Yan’an runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Yan’an observe daylight saving time?
Yan’an does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yan’an today?
Yan’an sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yan’an tonight?
The moon phase over Yan’an tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yan’an?
The antipode of Yan’an — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.60° S, 70.51° W. It falls on land, near Las Ovejas, Argentina, about 48 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yan’an?
Yan’an lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yan’an?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yan’an, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.