Current time in Changsha, China
China Standard Time
UTC+08:00- Time zone
- China Standard Time · Asia/Shanghai
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+8 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Hunan, China · 28.20° N, 112.97° E
- Population
- 3,093,980
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Changsha at about 12:28 standard time: the clock runs about 28 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:12 and 12:42 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:32 | 18:39 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:31 | 19:27 | 13h 56m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:16 | 18:23 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:15 | 17:37 | 10h 21m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:19–18:16 (11 h 57 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.