Geographic position of Tangshan

Tangshan is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 39.6438° N, 118.1832° E.

Tangshan 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 Tangshan

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

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Tangshan

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

Current Season in Tangshan

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

Because Tangshan 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 Tangshan

In Tangshan, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 58m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 9h 22m, a difference of roughly 5h 36m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Tangshan's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Tangshan at 39.64° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Tangshan

With a population of 3,372,102, Tangshan ranks as the 36th most populous city in China, out of 2,061 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Tangshan

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

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

Best Time to Call Tangshan

Business hours in Tangshan (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 Tangshan

Official national holiday observed in China.

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