Current time in Dalian, 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
- Liaoning, China · 38.91° N, 121.60° E
- Population
- 4,913,879
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Dalian at about 11:54 standard time: the clock runs about 6 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:37 and 12:08 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:57 | 18:05 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:28 | 19:22 | 14h 54m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:41 | 17:49 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:08 | 16:35 | 9h 26m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:47–17:40 (11 h 53 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.