Right now, local time in Chaozhou is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chaozhou ranks #265 worldwide by population and #92 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Day length
- 11h 21m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chaozhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chaozhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.65° S, 63.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dragones, Argentina, about 45 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 Chaozhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:38
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 285.4° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Chaozhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chaozhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 21m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Chaozhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 292 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,310 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.65° N, 116.62° 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 Chaozhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chaozhou local time:
Cities sharing Chaozhou's time zone
Distances from Chaozhou
| Hong Kong | 292 km | WSW (240°) |
| Tokyo | 2,589 km | NE (54°) |
| Singapore | 2,838 km | SSW (211°) |
| Mumbai | 4,545 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 6,153 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,176 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,368 km | SSE (149°) |
| London | 9,642 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,661 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,370 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 12,313 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 18,310 km | W (267°) |
Cities near Chaozhou
FAQ
What time is it in Chaozhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chaozhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chaozhou in?
Chaozhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Chaozhou observe daylight saving time?
Chaozhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chaozhou today?
Chaozhou sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 17:39 today, giving 11h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chaozhou tonight?
The moon phase over Chaozhou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chaozhou?
The antipode of Chaozhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.65° S, 63.38° W. It falls on land, near Dragones, Argentina, about 45 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chaozhou?
Chaozhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chaozhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chaozhou, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.