Geographic position of Shaoxing

Shaoxing is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 30.0024° N, 120.5786° E.

Shaoxing 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 Shaoxing

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

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Shaoxing

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

Current Season in Shaoxing

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

Because Shaoxing 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 Shaoxing

In Shaoxing, 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 Shaoxing's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Shaoxing at 30.00° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Shaoxing

With a population of 2,300,000, Shaoxing ranks as the 53rd most populous city in China, out of 2,061 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Shaoxing

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

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

Best Time to Call Shaoxing

Business hours in Shaoxing (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 Shaoxing

Official national holiday observed in China.

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