Current time in Taipei, 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
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- Location
- Taiwan (capital) · 25.05° N, 121.53° E
- Population
- 7,871,900
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Taipei at about 11:54 standard time: the clock runs about 6 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:37 and 12:08 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:58 | 18:04 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:04 | 18:46 | 13h 42m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:42 | 17:49 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:34 | 17:09 | 10h 35m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:45–17:43 (11 h 58 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.