Right now, local time in Zhangjiakou is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhangjiakou ranks #836 worldwide by population and #253 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 9h 15m (winter) – 15h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhangjiakou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhangjiakou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.78° S, 65.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Antonio Oeste, Argentina, about 16 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhangjiakou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:22
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 277.6° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhangjiakou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhangjiakou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhangjiakou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 2,054 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,437 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.78° N, 114.87° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Zhangjiakou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhangjiakou local time:
Cities sharing Zhangjiakou's time zone
Distances from Zhangjiakou
| Hong Kong | 2,054 km | S (182°) |
| Tokyo | 2,232 km | E (97°) |
| Singapore | 4,524 km | SSW (197°) |
| Mumbai | 4,655 km | WSW (251°) |
| Moscow | 5,632 km | NW (315°) |
| Dubai | 5,702 km | W (272°) |
| London | 7,985 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,059 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 9,097 km | SSE (150°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,077 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 10,548 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,437 km | NW (312°) |
Cities near Zhangjiakou
- Kongjiazhuang13 km · 04:34
- Xuanhua25 km · 04:34
- Zhangbei44 km · 04:34
- Chongli40 km · 04:34
- Xiahuayuan47 km · 04:34
- Huai’an43 km · 04:34
- Zhuolu53 km · 04:34
- Huailai69 km · 04:34
FAQ
What time is it in Zhangjiakou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhangjiakou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zhangjiakou in?
Zhangjiakou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhangjiakou observe daylight saving time?
Zhangjiakou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhangjiakou today?
Zhangjiakou sees sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 17:24 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhangjiakou tonight?
The moon phase over Zhangjiakou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhangjiakou?
The antipode of Zhangjiakou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.78° S, 65.13° W. It falls on land, near San Antonio Oeste, Argentina, about 16 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhangjiakou?
Zhangjiakou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhangjiakou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhangjiakou, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.