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Jinan

UTC+8

China · CST

Summer
08:44:22Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 04:54↓ 19:3624:00
Sunrise
04:54
Sunset
19:36
Daylight
14.7hrs
Population
5.0M
Season
Summer
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Jinan, 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 Jinan 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 Jinan 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 Jinan lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Jinan 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 Jinan 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 Jinan.

Practical Info

Jinan (China) is home to roughly 5.0M people. Today brings about 14.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 19:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 37° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

China

China

Capital

Beijing

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

CST · Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates

36.65°N, 117.12°E

Currency

CNY (¥)

Calling Code

+86

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Mandarin

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The City of Springs

Jinan has 72 named artesian springs, fed by groundwater forced up against impermeable rock. Baotu Spring has been documented for around 2,700 years, and the water table has been actively managed since the 2000s to keep them flowing.

The clock: Jinan keeps UTC+8. Mount Tai nearby, the most sacred of China's five great mountains, has been climbed by emperors for over two thousand years.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

4h overlap
JinanUTC+8
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824