China
Time now in Shangcai
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:50Sunset 07:02Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
07:02
Day length
13h 12m
Coordinates
33.27, 114.27
Time difference from Shangcai
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Shangcai right now.
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About the time in Shangcai
Sunrise today lands at 05:50 and sunset at 07:02 local time, giving 13h 12m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (33.27, 114.27) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Shangcai.
Shangcai 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.
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 Shangcai
- Which time zone is Shangcai in?
- Shangcai uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
- What time is it in Shangcai right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Shangcai, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- 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.
- Does Shangcai change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Shangcai keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
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