Right now, local time in Zhangzhou is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhangzhou ranks #1000 worldwide by population and #288 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 ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 10h 37m (winter) – 13h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhangzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhangzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.51° S, 62.34° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Rivadavia, Argentina, about 66 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 Zhangzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:32
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 285.4° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhangzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhangzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhangzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 431 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,416 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.51° N, 117.66° 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 Zhangzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhangzhou local time:
Cities sharing Zhangzhou's time zone
Distances from Zhangzhou
| Hong Kong | 431 km | WSW (236°) |
| Tokyo | 2,448 km | NE (54°) |
| Singapore | 2,974 km | SSW (212°) |
| Mumbai | 4,646 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 6,230 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,165 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,397 km | SSE (150°) |
| London | 9,620 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 9,647 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,228 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 12,188 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,416 km | W (271°) |
Cities near Zhangzhou
FAQ
What time is it in Zhangzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhangzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zhangzhou in?
Zhangzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhangzhou observe daylight saving time?
Zhangzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhangzhou today?
Zhangzhou sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:34 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhangzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Zhangzhou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhangzhou?
The antipode of Zhangzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.51° S, 62.34° W. It falls on land, near Rivadavia, Argentina, about 66 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhangzhou?
Zhangzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhangzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhangzhou, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.