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TheTime Mag

Time in Tianjin

The exact local hour in Tianjin, China — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

12:37:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone Asia/Shanghai Offset UTC+8 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Tianjin sits at 39.3434° N, 117.3616° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn04:47First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise05:16 (5:16 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon12:09Sun at its highest point
Sunset19:02 (7:02 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk19:30Last usable light
Day length13h 45mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Tianjin is in the Asia/Shanghai zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+8.

Tianjin does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+8 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Tianjin compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Tianjin, with the great-circle distance from Tianjin for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −7h 8,239 km · 5,119 mi
New York 00:37 −12h 11,039 km · 6,859 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +1h 2,002 km · 1,244 mi
Dubai 08:37 −4h 5,928 km · 3,683 mi
Sydney 14:37 +2h 8,854 km · 5,502 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −15h 10,052 km · 6,246 mi

About Tianjin

CountryChina
Population13,589,000
Latitude / Longitude39.3434, 117.3616
IANA time zoneAsia/Shanghai
UTC offsetUTC+8
Country calling code+86
CurrencyCNY

Other cities in Asia/Shanghai

These cities share Tianjin's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from Tianjin

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Tianjin on the world clock.