China
Time now in Sanya
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 07:46Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
07:46
Day length
13h 01m
Coordinates
28.69, 101.91
Time difference from Sanya
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Sanya right now.
Sanya on the map
About the time in Sanya
Sanya follows the civil time used across its region of China; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Sunrise today lands at 06:45 and sunset at 07:46 local time, giving 13h 01m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (28.69, 101.91) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Sanya.
Sanya 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sanya
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sanya?
- Sanya is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Sanya right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sanya, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Does Sanya change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Sanya keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Sanya in?
- Sanya uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
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