Right now, local time in Gaocun is 17:18 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaocun 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 10h 22m (winter) – 13h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaocun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaocun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.88° S, 70.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tierra Amarilla, Chile, about 46 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:18 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaocun today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 281.2° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaocun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaocun sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gaocun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 759 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,608 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.88° N, 109.78° 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 | 01:18 | −16h |
| Chicago | 03:18 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 06:18 | −11h |
| London | 09:18 | −8h |
| Paris | 10:18 | −7h |
| Moscow | 12:18 | −5h |
| Dubai | 13:18 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 14:48 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:18 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 17:18 | same time |
| Tokyo | 18:18 | +1h |
| Sydney | 20:18 | +3h |
Best time to call Gaocun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaocun local time:
Cities sharing Gaocun's time zone
Distances from Gaocun
| Hong Kong | 759 km | SE (143°) |
| Tokyo | 2,944 km | ENE (65°) |
| Singapore | 3,017 km | SSW (193°) |
| Mumbai | 3,877 km | W (263°) |
| Dubai | 5,382 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 6,382 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,135 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 8,864 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,868 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,473 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 12,055 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,608 km | W (276°) |
Cities near Gaocun
- Yanmen5 km · 17:18
- Lanli13 km · 17:18
- Shuidatian18 km · 17:18
- Jiangkouxu21 km · 17:18
- Fenghuang19 km · 17:18
- Tuojiang23 km · 17:18
- Jinhe25 km · 17:18
- Anping33 km · 17:18
FAQ
What time is it in Gaocun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaocun (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gaocun in?
Gaocun runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gaocun observe daylight saving time?
Gaocun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaocun today?
Gaocun sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaocun tonight?
The moon phase over Gaocun tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaocun?
The antipode of Gaocun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.88° S, 70.22° W. It falls on land, near Tierra Amarilla, Chile, about 46 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaocun?
Gaocun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaocun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaocun, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.