Right now, local time in Babu is 00:24 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Babu ranks #9511 worldwide by population and #1035 in China.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 11h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 10h 37m (winter) – 13h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Babu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Babu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.42° S, 68.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, about 170 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:24 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Babu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 283.5° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Babu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Babu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 13m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Babu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 357 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,795 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.42° N, 111.52° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 08:24 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:24 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:24 | −11h |
| London | 16:24 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:24 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:24 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:24 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:54 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:24 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:24 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:24 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:24 | +3h |
Best time to call Babu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Babu local time:
Cities sharing Babu's time zone
Distances from Babu
| Hong Kong | 357 km | SE (130°) |
| Singapore | 2,695 km | SSW (199°) |
| Tokyo | 2,973 km | ENE (58°) |
| Mumbai | 4,025 km | W (269°) |
| Dubai | 5,630 km | WNW (284°) |
| Moscow | 6,790 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,720 km | SE (145°) |
| Paris | 9,276 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,276 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,657 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 12,385 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,795 km | W (268°) |
Cities near Babu
FAQ
What time is it in Babu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Babu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Babu in?
Babu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Babu observe daylight saving time?
Babu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Babu today?
Babu sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 11h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Babu tonight?
The moon phase over Babu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Babu?
The antipode of Babu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.42° S, 68.48° W. It falls on land, near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, about 170 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Babu?
Babu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Babu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Babu, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.