Taipei is located in Taiwan and uses the Asia/Taipei timezone, currently GMT+8 from UTC. Taipei does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:34 and sunset at 17:43 local time. The coordinates of Taipei are 25.03°N, 121.57°E.

Today Taipei gets 12 hours 9 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:38, about 22 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Taipei shares its GMT+8 offset with Irkutsk, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Taipei from…

From	Gap	Call at (Taipei time)
🇨🇳 Shanghai	same time	09:00–17:00
🇵🇭 Manila	same time	09:00–17:00
🇹🇱 Dili	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇰🇵 Pyongyang	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇬🇧 London	−8h	15:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇺🇸 New York	−12h	19:00–08:00 (early or late for one side)
🇸🇬 Singapore	same time	09:00–17:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−4h	13:00–17:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Taipei in?›

Taipei is in the Asia/Taipei timezone, currently GMT+8.

Does Taipei observe daylight saving time?›

No. Taipei does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+8.

What is the UTC offset for Taipei?›

Taipei is currently GMT+8 from UTC (GMT+8).

Is Taipei ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Taipei is 8 hours ahead of London and 12 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Taipei in UTC?›

09:00 in Taipei is 01:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+8 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Taipei today?›

Today the sun rises in Taipei at 05:34 and sets at 17:43 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.