China
Time now in Mata
Sunrise 06:14Sunset 07:01Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
07:01
Day length
12h 47m
Coordinates
21.61, 111.35
Time difference from Mata
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Mata right now.
Mata on the map
About the time in Mata
Clocks in Mata 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.
Mata 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 06:14 and sunset at 07:01 local time, giving 12h 47m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (21.61, 111.35) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Mata.
Frequently asked questions about time in Mata
- What time is it in Mata right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mata, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Which time zone is Mata in?
- Mata uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Mata?
- Mata is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Mata change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Mata keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
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