Current time in Xi’an, 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
- Shaanxi, China · 34.26° N, 108.93° E
- Population
- 9,600,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Xi’an at about 12:44 standard time: the clock runs about 44 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:28 and 12:59 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:48 | 18:55 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:32 | 19:59 | 14h 27m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:32 | 18:40 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:46 | 17:38 | 9h 52m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:37–18:31 (11 h 55 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.