Right now, local time in Yinchuan is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yinchuan ranks #138 worldwide by population and #59 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 39m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Daylight range
- 9h 29m (winter) – 14h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yinchuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yinchuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.47° S, 73.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tirúa, Chile, about 25 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yinchuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:48
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 273.7° from north (W (274°))
Full prayer timetable for Yinchuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yinchuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Yinchuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,947 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,964 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.47° N, 106.27° 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 Yinchuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yinchuan local time:
Cities sharing Yinchuan's time zone
Distances from Yinchuan
| Hong Kong | 1,947 km | SSE (155°) |
| Tokyo | 2,964 km | E (86°) |
| Mumbai | 3,876 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 4,135 km | S (184°) |
| Dubai | 4,966 km | W (268°) |
| Moscow | 5,290 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,734 km | NW (320°) |
| Paris | 7,767 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 9,283 km | SE (144°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,737 km | NE (36°) |
| Chicago | 10,971 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 16,964 km | WNW (295°) |
Cities near Yinchuan
FAQ
What time is it in Yinchuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yinchuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Yinchuan in?
Yinchuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Yinchuan observe daylight saving time?
Yinchuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yinchuan today?
Yinchuan sees sunrise at 07:17 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yinchuan tonight?
The moon phase over Yinchuan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yinchuan?
The antipode of Yinchuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.47° S, 73.73° W. It falls on land, near Tirúa, Chile, about 25 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yinchuan?
Yinchuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yinchuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yinchuan, clocks run about 39 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.