Right now, local time in Gaocheng is 08:46 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaocheng 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 10h 33m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 9h 31m (winter) – 14h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaocheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaocheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.02° S, 65.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cuchillo Có, Argentina, about 57 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:46 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaocheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 278.8° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaocheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaocheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gaocheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,747 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,631 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.02° N, 114.84° 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 | 16:46 | −16h |
| Chicago | 18:46 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 21:46 | −11h |
| London | 00:46 | −8h |
| Paris | 01:46 | −7h |
| Moscow | 03:46 | −5h |
| Dubai | 04:46 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 06:16 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:46 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 08:46 | same time |
| Tokyo | 09:46 | +1h |
| Sydney | 11:46 | +3h |
Best time to call Gaocheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaocheng local time:
Cities sharing Gaocheng's time zone
Distances from Gaocheng
| Hong Kong | 1,747 km | S (182°) |
| Tokyo | 2,220 km | E (89°) |
| Singapore | 4,230 km | SSW (198°) |
| Mumbai | 4,562 km | WSW (254°) |
| Dubai | 5,714 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 5,849 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 8,231 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,294 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,833 km | SSE (150°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,308 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 10,843 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,631 km | NW (307°) |
Cities near Gaocheng
FAQ
What time is it in Gaocheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaocheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gaocheng in?
Gaocheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gaocheng observe daylight saving time?
Gaocheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaocheng today?
Gaocheng sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 10h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaocheng tonight?
The moon phase over Gaocheng tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaocheng?
The antipode of Gaocheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.02° S, 65.16° W. It falls on land, near Cuchillo Có, Argentina, about 57 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaocheng?
Gaocheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaocheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaocheng, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.