Right now, local time in Yancheng is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yancheng ranks #292 worldwide by population and #98 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 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 59m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 9h 56m (winter) – 14h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yancheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yancheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.36° S, 59.84° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ramallo, Argentina, about 21 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yancheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 283.4° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Yancheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yancheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Yancheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,360 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,327 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.36° N, 120.16° 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 | 13:35 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −11h |
| London | 20:35 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +3h |
Best time to call Yancheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yancheng local time:
Cities sharing Yancheng's time zone
Distances from Yancheng
| Hong Kong | 1,360 km | SSW (207°) |
| Tokyo | 1,805 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 3,946 km | SSW (209°) |
| Mumbai | 4,935 km | W (263°) |
| Dubai | 6,255 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 6,556 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,148 km | SSE (153°) |
| London | 8,931 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 8,998 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,357 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 11,181 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 18,327 km | NW (307°) |
Cities near Yancheng
FAQ
What time is it in Yancheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yancheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Yancheng in?
Yancheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Yancheng observe daylight saving time?
Yancheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yancheng today?
Yancheng sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yancheng tonight?
The moon phase over Yancheng tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yancheng?
The antipode of Yancheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.36° S, 59.84° W. It falls on land, near Ramallo, Argentina, about 21 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yancheng?
Yancheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yancheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yancheng, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.