China
Time now in Nanjing
Sunrise 05:32Sunset 06:43Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
9,314,685
Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
06:43
Day length
13h 11m
Coordinates
32.06, 118.78
Time difference from Nanjing
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About the time in Nanjing
Sunrise today lands at 05:32 and sunset at 06:43 local time, giving 13h 11m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (32.06, 118.78) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Nanjing.
Nanjing 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.
Nanjing sits at latitude 32.06, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 11m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Nanjing
- 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.
- What time is it in Nanjing right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nanjing, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Does Nanjing change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Nanjing keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Nanjing in?
- Nanjing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
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