Right now, local time in Yining is 00:50 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yining 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 10h 60m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 13h 60m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yining — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yining through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.03° S, 65.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Icaño, Argentina, about 18 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:50 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Catamarca)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yining today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:35
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 282.6° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Yining — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yining sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 60m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Yining's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 747 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,044 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.03° N, 114.54° 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 | 08:50 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:50 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:50 | −11h |
| London | 16:50 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:50 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:50 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:50 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:20 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:50 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:50 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:50 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:50 | +3h |
Best time to call Yining
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yining local time:
Cities sharing Yining's time zone
Distances from Yining
| Hong Kong | 747 km | S (183°) |
| Tokyo | 2,468 km | ENE (66°) |
| Singapore | 3,281 km | SSW (202°) |
| Mumbai | 4,353 km | W (265°) |
| Dubai | 5,816 km | W (281°) |
| Moscow | 6,579 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 7,987 km | SSE (149°) |
| London | 9,031 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,060 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,073 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 11,808 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 18,044 km | WNW (284°) |
Cities near Yining
FAQ
What time is it in Yining right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yining (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Yining in?
Yining runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Yining observe daylight saving time?
Yining does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yining today?
Yining sees sunrise at 06:36 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 10h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yining tonight?
The moon phase over Yining tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yining?
The antipode of Yining — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.03° S, 65.46° W. It falls on land, near Icaño, Argentina, about 18 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yining?
Yining lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yining?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yining, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.