Geographic position of Shangyu

Shangyu is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 30.0156° N, 120.8711° E.

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

Antipode of Shangyu

The point on Earth exactly opposite Shangyu is near Santa Fe - when it's noon in Shangyu, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Shangyu

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

Current Season in Shangyu

Shangyu is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 4 days from now.

Because Shangyu 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 Shangyu

In Shangyu, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 4m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 10h 12m, a difference of roughly 3h 52m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Shangyu's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Shangyu at 30.02° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Shangyu

With a population of 770,000, Shangyu ranks as the 203rd most populous city in China, out of 2,061 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Shangyu

Shangyu uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Shanghai. The current local offset is UTC+8 / CST.

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

Best Time to Call Shangyu

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

• New York: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• Los Angeles: 6:00 PM (previous day) - 2:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 2:00 AM - 10:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Mumbai: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)

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 Shangyu

Official national holiday observed in China.

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