Geographic position of Kashgar

Kashgar is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 39.4672° N, 75.9868° E.

Kashgar lies in the temperate latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Kashgar

The point on Earth exactly opposite Kashgar is near Viña del Mar - when it's noon in Kashgar, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Kashgar

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Kashgar

Kashgar is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 1 day from now.

Because Kashgar is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Kashgar

In Kashgar, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 57m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 9h 23m, a difference of roughly 5h 34m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Kashgar's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Kashgar at 39.47° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Kashgar

With a population of 506,640, Kashgar ranks as the 272nd most populous city in China, out of 2,061 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Kashgar

Kashgar uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Urumqi. The current local offset is UTC+6 / +06.

Kashgar does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Kashgar

Business hours in Kashgar (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 11:00 PM (previous day) - 7:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 8:00 PM (previous day) - 4:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 4:00 AM - 12:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM ( Convenient)
• Tokyo: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in China

Public Holidays Affecting Kashgar

Official national holiday observed in China.

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