China
Time now in Lijiang
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:51Sunset 06:50Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
06:50
Day length
12h 59m
Coordinates
27.84, 115.47
Time difference from Lijiang
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lijiang right now.
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About the time in Lijiang
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.
Lijiang 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.
Sunrise today lands at 05:51 and sunset at 06:50 local time, giving 12h 59m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (27.84, 115.47) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Lijiang.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lijiang
- When do the sun rise and set in Lijiang today?
- Sunrise is at 05:51 and sunset at 06:50, giving 12h 59m of daylight.
- Does Lijiang change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Lijiang keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Lijiang?
- Lijiang is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Lijiang right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lijiang, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
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