Taiwan
Time now in Taoyuan
Sunrise 05:31Sunset 06:25Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Taipei
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
475,798
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
06:25
Day length
12h 54m
Coordinates
24.99, 121.30
Time difference from Taoyuan
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Taoyuan right now.
Taoyuan on the map
About the time in Taoyuan
Taoyuan runs on Asia/Taipei, 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.
Clocks in Taoyuan 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 Taiwan.
The zone identifier Asia/Taipei is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Taipei keeps pointing at Taipei time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Taoyuan
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Taoyuan?
- Taoyuan is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Taoyuan in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Taoyuan runs from 01:00–09:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Taoyuan today?
- Sunrise is at 05:31 and sunset at 06:25, giving 12h 54m of daylight.
- What time is it in Taoyuan right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Taoyuan, updating every second from Asia/Taipei (UTC +8).
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