Time in Nanchang

China follows two calendars, the Gregorian and the lunar. The lunar calendar is predominantly used for setting the dates of festivals such as Chinese New Year and the Mid-Autumn festival. The dates of these festivals change from year to year so if you are staying in China for any length of time you will need to check the dates of such festivals as they are usually also national public holidays.

The Gregorian calendar dates for Chinese New Year’s eve for the next ten years are:
2009 26th January
2010 14th February
2011 3rd February
2012 23rd January
2013 10th February
2014 31st January
2015 19th February
2016 8th February
2017 28th January
2018 16th February

Time throughout China is set to Beijing time, no matter how far east or west a city may lie from the nation’s capital. Beijing time is 8 hours ahead of GMT. There is no daylight saving time in China.

When it is noon in Nanchang the time in various cities around the world is:
Sydney 2pm
Tokyo 1pm
Hong Kong Noon
Paris 5am
Rome 5am
London 4am
New York 11pm (the previous day)
Los Angeles 8pm (the previous day)

For more detailed information on time zone differences between Nanchang and other cities around the world check out www.timeanddate.com/worldclock
For an interesting look at the mathematics of the Chinese lunar calendar see The Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar