Right now, local time in Gaotian is 10:13 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaotian ranks #36634 worldwide by population and #2191 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 29m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 11h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 10h 20m (winter) – 13h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaotian — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaotian through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.49° S, 71.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huasco, Chile, about 7 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:13 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaotian today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 280.6° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaotian — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaotian sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 01m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gaotian's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 870 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,508 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.49° N, 108.84° 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 | 18:13 | −16h |
| Chicago | 20:13 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 23:13 | −11h |
| London | 02:13 | −8h |
| Paris | 03:13 | −7h |
| Moscow | 05:13 | −5h |
| Dubai | 06:13 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 07:43 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:13 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 10:13 | same time |
| Tokyo | 11:13 | +1h |
| Sydney | 13:13 | +3h |
Best time to call Gaotian
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaotian local time:
Cities sharing Gaotian's time zone
Distances from Gaotian
| Hong Kong | 870 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 3,001 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 3,065 km | S (191°) |
| Mumbai | 3,794 km | W (262°) |
| Dubai | 5,279 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 6,270 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,244 km | SE (144°) |
| London | 8,754 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,757 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,478 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 12,010 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,508 km | W (277°) |
Cities near Gaotian
FAQ
What time is it in Gaotian right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaotian (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gaotian in?
Gaotian runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gaotian observe daylight saving time?
Gaotian does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaotian today?
Gaotian sees sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 11h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaotian tonight?
The moon phase over Gaotian tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaotian?
The antipode of Gaotian — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.49° S, 71.16° W. It falls on land, near Huasco, Chile, about 7 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaotian?
Gaotian lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaotian?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaotian, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.