Current Time in Lanzhou, China 🇨🇳
Lat/Long: 36.06° N, 103.84° E
Province: Gansu
Country: 🇨🇳 China
IANA Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Timezone: CST (China Standard Time)
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in China: CST
Time now in other cities in China:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Lanzhou
Sunrise
in Lanzhou
↑
5:51 AM
Sunset
in Lanzhou
↓
8:25 PM
Day Length
14h 33m
Dawn
in Lanzhou
5:20 AM
Dusk
in Lanzhou
8:56 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Lanzhou
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
98.2%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 21:40
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 07:33
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FAQ — Time in Lanzhou
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 17:15:41 in Lanzhou, China. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Lanzhou uses Asia/Shanghai (CST) — UTC+08:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Shanghai, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Lanzhou does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Shanghai (CST) — UTC+08:00 year-round.
Lanzhou is currently +08:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Lanzhou's local time, use our time calculator.
China has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.