What time is it in Kaohsiung?
00:23:04
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Time zone UTC+08:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:10 · sunset 17:15
Time difference with Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is on UTC+08:00 right now: 8 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Kaohsiung |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 16:23 | 8 hours behind |
| New York United States | 11:23 | 13 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 08:23 | 16 hours behind |
| Paris France | 17:23 | 7 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 17:23 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 20:23 | 4 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 21:53 | 2 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 00:23 | same time |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 00:23 | same time |
| Tokyo Japan | 01:23 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 03:23 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 13:23 | 11 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung does not change its clocks: UTC+08:00 all year round.
History of local time in Kaohsiung
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 October 1979 | UTC+8 all year round |
| 1979 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
| 1976 – 1978 | UTC+8 all year round |
| 1974 – 1975 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
| 1962 – 1973 | UTC+8 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Taipei. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Kaohsiung
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 437 km away, Ishigaki (Japan) is 1 hour ahead of Kaohsiung all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Fengshan | 5 km |
| Donggang | 22 km |
| Chaozhou | 24 km |
| Tainan | 43 km |
| Yongkang | 46 km |
| Yujing | 59 km |
| Xinying | 77 km |
| Hengchun | 81 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Kaohsiung
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 11 h 4 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 05:47, dusk 17:39, solar noon 11:43. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 44 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 31 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:13 (31 May 2027), latest at 06:41 (13 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:13 (20 November 2026), latest at 18:47 (26 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 23 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:18 · moonset 21:08 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 19:47 · moon calendar