Right now, local time in Zhongyuan is 02:55 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhongyuan 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhongyuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhongyuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.75° S, 66.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Unión, Argentina, about 61 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:55 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/San_Luis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhongyuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 279.6° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhongyuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhongyuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhongyuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,383 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,734 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.75° N, 113.60° 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 | 10:55 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:55 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:55 | −11h |
| London | 18:55 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:55 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:55 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:55 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:25 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:55 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:55 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:55 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:55 | +3h |
Best time to call Zhongyuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhongyuan local time:
Cities sharing Zhongyuan's time zone
Distances from Zhongyuan
| Hong Kong | 1,383 km | S (178°) |
| Tokyo | 2,365 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 3,850 km | SSW (197°) |
| Mumbai | 4,365 km | WSW (257°) |
| Dubai | 5,635 km | W (276°) |
| Moscow | 6,041 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,461 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,507 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,576 km | SSE (149°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,655 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 11,224 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,734 km | WNW (298°) |
Cities near Zhongyuan
FAQ
What time is it in Zhongyuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhongyuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Zhongyuan in?
Zhongyuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhongyuan observe daylight saving time?
Zhongyuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhongyuan today?
Zhongyuan sees sunrise at 06:48 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhongyuan tonight?
The moon phase over Zhongyuan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhongyuan?
The antipode of Zhongyuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.75° S, 66.40° W. It falls on land, near Unión, Argentina, about 61 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhongyuan?
Zhongyuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhongyuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhongyuan, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.