Right now, local time in Baotou is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Baotou ranks #145 worldwide by population and #60 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 15m (winter) – 15h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Baotou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 40.6516° N, 109.8439° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Inner Mongolia
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Population
- 2,761,700 · #145 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Baotou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.65° S, 70.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Comallo, Argentina, about 43 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Baotou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 274.6° from north (W (275°))
Full prayer timetable for Baotou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Baotou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Baotou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 2,079 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,112 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.65° N, 109.84° 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 | 13:35 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −11h |
| London | 20:35 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +3h |
Best time to call Baotou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Baotou local time:
Cities sharing Baotou's time zone
Distances from Baotou
| Hong Kong | 2,079 km | SSE (167°) |
| Tokyo | 2,653 km | E (92°) |
| Mumbai | 4,254 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 4,412 km | S (189°) |
| Dubai | 5,278 km | W (269°) |
| Moscow | 5,340 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 7,739 km | NW (321°) |
| Paris | 7,793 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 9,307 km | SSE (146°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,359 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 10,671 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,112 km | WNW (304°) |
Cities near Baotou
FAQ
What time is it in Baotou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Baotou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Baotou in?
Baotou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Baotou observe daylight saving time?
Baotou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Baotou today?
Baotou sees sunrise at 07:06 and sunset at 17:44 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Baotou tonight?
The moon phase over Baotou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Baotou?
The antipode of Baotou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.65° S, 70.16° W. It falls on land, near Comallo, Argentina, about 43 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Baotou?
Baotou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Baotou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Baotou, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.