China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Foshan, China runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 12-hour difference between Foshan and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 7-hour difference between Foshan and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Foshan lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Foshan and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Foshan lines up with 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Foshan.
Practical Info
Foshan (China) is home to roughly 7.5M people. Today brings about 13.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 19:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 23° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
23.02°N, 113.12°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Foshan produced Wong Fei-hung, Ip Man and Bruce Lee's ancestral line, which is why it is treated as the home of southern Chinese martial arts. Ip Man taught Wing Chun here before moving to Hong Kong.
The clock: Foshan keeps UTC+8. It has produced ceramics at Shiwan for roughly 5,000 years, and the Nanfeng kiln has been firing continuously since the Ming dynasty.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap