China
Time now in Datong
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 07:42Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
07:42
Day length
13h 05m
Coordinates
30.50, 103.34
Time difference from Datong
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Datong right now.
Datong on the map
About the time in Datong
Datong 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.
Datong follows the civil time used across its region of China; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Datong
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Datong?
- Datong is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Datong change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Datong keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Datong in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Datong runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Datong right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Datong, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
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