Current time in Nanjing, 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
- Jiangsu, China · 32.06° N, 118.78° E
- Population
- 9,314,685
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Nanjing at about 12:05 standard time: the clock runs about 5 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:48 and 12:19 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:09 | 18:16 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:59 | 19:14 | 14h 15m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:53 | 18:00 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:01 | 17:04 | 10h 03m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:57–17:52 (11 h 56 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.