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TheTime Mag

Time in Xi'an

The exact local hour in Xi'an, 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

Xi'an sits at 34.3416° N, 108.9398° 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 dawn05:31First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise05:58 (5:58 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon12:42Sun at its highest point
Sunset19:27 (7:27 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk19:53Last usable light
Day length13h 28mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

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

Xi'an 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.

Xi'an compared to major world hubs

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

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −7h 8,242 km · 5,121 mi
New York 00:37 −12h 11,664 km · 7,248 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +1h 2,790 km · 1,734 mi
Dubai 08:37 −4h 5,219 km · 3,243 mi
Sydney 14:37 +2h 8,771 km · 5,450 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −15h 10,961 km · 6,811 mi

About Xi'an

CountryChina
Population9,600,000
Latitude / Longitude34.3416, 108.9398
IANA time zoneAsia/Shanghai
UTC offsetUTC+8
Country calling code+86
CurrencyCNY

Other cities in Asia/Shanghai

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

Cities one hour from Xi'an

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 Xi'an on the world clock.