Right now, local time in Erqu is 10:05 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Erqu ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 32m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:32
- Daylight range
- 9h 52m (winter) – 14h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Erqu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Erqu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.15° S, 71.79° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Marchihue, Chile, about 32 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:05 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Erqu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:41
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:32
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 277.2° from north (W (277°))
Full prayer timetable for Erqu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Erqu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Erqu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,439 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,306 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.15° N, 108.21° 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 | 19:05 | −15h |
| Chicago | 21:05 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 23:05 | −11h |
| London | 02:05 | −8h |
| Paris | 03:05 | −7h |
| Moscow | 05:05 | −5h |
| Dubai | 06:05 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 07:35 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:05 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 10:05 | same time |
| Tokyo | 11:05 | +1h |
| Sydney | 13:05 | +3h |
Best time to call Erqu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Erqu local time:
Cities sharing Erqu's time zone
Distances from Erqu
| Hong Kong | 1,439 km | SSE (155°) |
| Tokyo | 2,863 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 3,676 km | S (188°) |
| Mumbai | 3,870 km | WSW (253°) |
| Dubai | 5,148 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 5,756 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,217 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 8,239 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,792 km | SE (145°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,019 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,408 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,306 km | WNW (289°) |
Cities near Erqu
FAQ
What time is it in Erqu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Erqu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Erqu in?
Erqu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Erqu observe daylight saving time?
Erqu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Erqu today?
Erqu sees sunrise at 07:06 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Erqu tonight?
The moon phase over Erqu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Erqu?
The antipode of Erqu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.15° S, 71.79° W. It falls on land, near Marchihue, Chile, about 32 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Erqu?
Erqu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Erqu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Erqu, clocks run about 32 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.