Geographic position of Shijiazhuang

Shijiazhuang is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 38.0414° N, 114.4786° E.

Shijiazhuang 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 Shijiazhuang

The point on Earth exactly opposite Shijiazhuang is near Puente Alto - when it's noon in Shijiazhuang, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Shijiazhuang

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

Current Season in Shijiazhuang

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

Because Shijiazhuang 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 Shijiazhuang

In Shijiazhuang, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 48m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 9h 31m, a difference of roughly 5h 17m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Shijiazhuang's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Shijiazhuang at 38.04° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Shijiazhuang

With a population of 3,938,513, Shijiazhuang ranks as the 27th most populous city in China, out of 2,061 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Shijiazhuang

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

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

Best Time to Call Shijiazhuang

Business hours in Shijiazhuang (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 Shijiazhuang

Official national holiday observed in China.

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