Current time in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Taiwan Standard Time
UTC+08:00- Time zone
- Taiwan Standard Time · Asia/Taipei
- 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
- Takao, Taiwan · 22.62° N, 120.31° E
- Population
- 2,737,660
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kaohsiung at about 11:59 standard time: the clock runs about 1 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:42 and 12:13 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:03 | 18:09 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:14 | 18:46 | 13h 31m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:47 | 17:54 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:34 | 17:19 | 10h 45m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:49–17:48 (11 h 59 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.