Current time in Handan, 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
- Hebei, China · 36.61° N, 114.49° E
- Population
- 1,358,318
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Handan at about 12:22 standard time: the clock runs about 22 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:06 and 12:36 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:26 | 18:33 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:03 | 19:43 | 14h 40m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:10 | 18:18 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:30 | 17:10 | 9h 39m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:15–18:09 (11 h 54 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.