What time is it in Shantou?
00:10:47
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Shantou, China
- Time zone UTC+08:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:26 · sunset 17:28
Time difference with Shantou
Shantou is on UTC+08:00 right now: 8 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 16:10 | 8 hours behind |
| New York United States | 11:10 | 13 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 08:10 | 16 hours behind |
| Paris France | 17:10 | 7 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 17:10 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 20:10 | 4 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 21:40 | 2 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 00:10 | same time |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 00:10 | same time |
| Tokyo Japan | 01:10 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 03:10 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 13:10 | 11 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Shantou
Shantou does not change its clocks: UTC+08:00 all year round.
History of local time in Shantou
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 15 September 1991 | UTC+8 all year round |
| 1986 – 1991 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
| 1949 – 1985 | UTC+8 all year round |
| until 1948 | UTC+8, summer time UTC+9 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Shanghai. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Shantou
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 768 km away, Ishigaki (Japan) is 1 hour ahead of Shantou all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Anbu | 10 km |
| Chenghua | 15 km |
| Haimen | 19 km |
| Chaozhou | 34 km |
| Jieyang | 38 km |
| Huanggang | 49 km |
| Puning | 52 km |
| Huicheng | 53 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Shantou
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day length
- 11 h 2 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:02, dusk 17:52, solar noon 11:57. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 41 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 34 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:26 (31 May 2027), latest at 06:56 (6 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:26 (22 November 2026), latest at 19:03 (25 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 23 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:35 · moonset 21:21 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 19:47 · moon calendar