Right now, local time in Zhanjiang is 04:32 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhanjiang ranks #370 worldwide by population and #124 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 23m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 10h 50m (winter) – 13h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhanjiang — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhanjiang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.23° S, 69.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Pica, Chile, about 88 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:32 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhanjiang today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 284.6° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhanjiang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhanjiang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 26m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhanjiang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 409 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,641 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.23° N, 110.39° 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 | 13:32 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −11h |
| London | 20:32 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +3h |
Best time to call Zhanjiang
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhanjiang local time:
Cities sharing Zhanjiang's time zone
Distances from Zhanjiang
| Hong Kong | 409 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 2,323 km | SSW (199°) |
| Tokyo | 3,266 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 3,917 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 5,608 km | WNW (286°) |
| Moscow | 7,000 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,498 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,479 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,496 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,000 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 12,756 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,641 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Zhanjiang
FAQ
What time is it in Zhanjiang right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhanjiang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zhanjiang in?
Zhanjiang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhanjiang observe daylight saving time?
Zhanjiang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhanjiang today?
Zhanjiang sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 11h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhanjiang tonight?
The moon phase over Zhanjiang tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhanjiang?
The antipode of Zhanjiang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.23° S, 69.61° W. It falls on land, near Pica, Chile, about 88 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhanjiang?
Zhanjiang lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhanjiang?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhanjiang, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.