Right now, local time in Zhongshan is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhongshan ranks #99 worldwide by population and #43 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 11h 24m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 10h 45m (winter) – 13h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhongshan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhongshan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.52° S, 66.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Rinconada, Argentina, about 47 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Jujuy)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhongshan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 284.8° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhongshan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhongshan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhongshan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 84 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,968 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.52° N, 113.38° 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 Zhongshan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhongshan local time:
Cities sharing Zhongshan's time zone
Distances from Zhongshan
| Hong Kong | 84 km | ESE (105°) |
| Singapore | 2,571 km | SSW (205°) |
| Tokyo | 2,932 km | NE (54°) |
| Mumbai | 4,218 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,866 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,073 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,439 km | SSE (146°) |
| London | 9,558 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,559 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,688 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,535 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,968 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Zhongshan
FAQ
What time is it in Zhongshan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhongshan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zhongshan in?
Zhongshan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhongshan observe daylight saving time?
Zhongshan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhongshan today?
Zhongshan sees sunrise at 06:29 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 11h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhongshan tonight?
The moon phase over Zhongshan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhongshan?
The antipode of Zhongshan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.52° S, 66.62° W. It falls on land, near Rinconada, Argentina, about 47 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhongshan?
Zhongshan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhongshan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhongshan, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.