Right now, local time in Yancheng is 01:17 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yancheng 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 48m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 10h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:48
- Daylight range
- 10h 14m (winter) – 14h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% 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
- 29.65° S, 75.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 444 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:17 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yancheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:57
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:48
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:32
- Qibla direction
- 278.0° from north (W (278°))
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 58m 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, 1,297 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,032 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.65° N, 104.07° 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 | 09:17 | −16h |
| Chicago | 11:17 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 14:17 | −11h |
| London | 17:17 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:17 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:17 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:17 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:47 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:17 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:17 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:17 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:17 | +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 | 1,297 km | SE (127°) |
| Singapore | 3,147 km | S (181°) |
| Mumbai | 3,362 km | WSW (257°) |
| Tokyo | 3,382 km | ENE (69°) |
| Dubai | 4,802 km | W (276°) |
| Moscow | 5,873 km | NW (320°) |
| Paris | 8,355 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,368 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,626 km | SE (141°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,654 km | NE (35°) |
| Chicago | 11,971 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 17,032 km | W (276°) |
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 45.
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 07:19 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 10h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yancheng tonight?
The moon phase over Yancheng tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yancheng?
The antipode of Yancheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.65° S, 75.93° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 444 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 48 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.