China
Time now in Dalian
Sunrise 05:12Sunset 06:42Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
4,913,879
Sunrise
05:12
Sunset
06:42
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
38.91, 121.60
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About the time in Dalian
Dalian runs on Asia/Shanghai, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 4,913,879 people live in Dalian, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Clocks in Dalian stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +8 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in China.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dalian
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Shanghai, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Dalian change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Dalian keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Dalian in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Dalian runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Dalian right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dalian, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
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