China
Time now in Datian
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 07:44Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
07:44
Day length
13h 03m
Coordinates
29.50, 102.61
Time difference from Datian
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Datian right now.
Datian on the map
About the time in Datian
The zone identifier Asia/Shanghai is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Shanghai keeps pointing at Shanghai time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Datian 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.
Clocks in Datian 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 Datian
- When do the sun rise and set in Datian today?
- Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 07:44, giving 13h 03m of daylight.
- Does Datian change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Datian keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Datian?
- Datian is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Datian right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Datian, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
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