What time is it in Yinchuan right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yinchuan, China, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Shanghai. Yinchuan is 8 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Yinchuan in?

Yinchuan uses CST (China Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Shanghai, and the current UTC offset is UTC+8.

Does Yinchuan observe daylight saving time?

No. Yinchuan stays on UTC+8 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Yinchuan?

Open the time zone converter for Yinchuan to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

Yinchuan is on CST (China Standard Time), UTC+8. Yinchuan does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Yinchuan, China

8:40 PM:01CST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+8

Country: China
Region: Ningxia
Lat/Long: 38°28'N / 106°16'E
Elevation: 1,117 m
Population: 2,859,074
Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Languages: Chinese, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Uyghur
Dialling code: +86

Time zone in Yinchuan

Time zone
CST
China Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+8
8 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Yinchuan keeps UTC+8

Yinchuan keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Shanghai, one of 3 time zones in use in China. Yinchuan does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Yinchuan today

Sunrise
7:16 AM
Sunset
6:01 PM
Day length
10 hours 45 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Yinchuan for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 38°28'N / 106°16'E.

Time difference between Yinchuan and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Yinchuan. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Yinchuan
City	Local time	Compared to Yinchuan
New YorkUnited States	Tue 8:40 AM	−12h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 5:40 AM	−15h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 7:40 AM	−13h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 8:40 AM	−12h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 6:40 AM	−14h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 9:40 AM	−11h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 12:40 PM	−8h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 1:40 PM	−7h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 1:40 PM	−7h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 1:40 PM	−7h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 2:40 PM	−6h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 4:40 PM	−4h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 6:10 PM	−2h 30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 8:40 PM	Same time
ShanghaiChina	Tue 8:40 PM	Same time
TokyoJapan	Tue 9:40 PM	+1h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 11:40 PM	+3h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 1:40 AM	+5h (ahead)

Other cities near Yinchuan

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.