China
Time now in Zhongshan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:12Sunset 07:02Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
07:02
Day length
12h 49m
Coordinates
24.53, 111.30
Time difference from Zhongshan
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Zhongshan right now.
Zhongshan on the map
About the time in Zhongshan
Clocks in Zhongshan 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.
Zhongshan 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.
Zhongshan follows the civil time used across its region of China; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Frequently asked questions about time in Zhongshan
- Which time zone is Zhongshan in?
- Zhongshan uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
- When do the sun rise and set in Zhongshan today?
- Sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset at 07:02, giving 12h 49m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Zhongshan?
- Zhongshan is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Zhongshan right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Zhongshan, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
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