Current time in Jinan, 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
- Shandong, China · 36.67° N, 117.00° E
- Population
- 4,335,989
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Jinan at about 12:12 standard time: the clock runs about 12 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:56 and 12:26 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:16 | 18:23 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:53 | 19:33 | 14h 40m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:00 | 18:08 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:20 | 16:59 | 9h 39m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:05–17:59 (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.