Right now, local time in Gaowu is 09:41 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaowu ranks #134872 worldwide by population and #3323 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
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 11h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 10h 32m (winter) – 13h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaowu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaowu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.56° S, 71.09° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taltal, Chile, about 63 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:41 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaowu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:35
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:29
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 282.1° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaowu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaowu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 09m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gaowu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 645 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,534 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.56° N, 108.91° 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 | 17:41 | −16h |
| Chicago | 19:41 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 22:41 | −11h |
| London | 01:41 | −8h |
| Paris | 02:41 | −7h |
| Moscow | 04:41 | −5h |
| Dubai | 05:41 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 07:11 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:41 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 09:41 | same time |
| Tokyo | 10:41 | +1h |
| Sydney | 12:41 | +3h |
Best time to call Gaowu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaowu local time:
Cities sharing Gaowu's time zone
Distances from Gaowu
| Hong Kong | 645 km | ESE (123°) |
| Singapore | 2,747 km | SSW (192°) |
| Tokyo | 3,137 km | ENE (62°) |
| Mumbai | 3,768 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 5,345 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,527 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,976 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,011 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 9,019 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,728 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 12,325 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,534 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Gaowu
FAQ
What time is it in Gaowu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaowu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gaowu in?
Gaowu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gaowu observe daylight saving time?
Gaowu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaowu today?
Gaowu sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 11h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaowu tonight?
The moon phase over Gaowu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaowu?
The antipode of Gaowu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.56° S, 71.09° W. It falls on land, near Taltal, Chile, about 63 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaowu?
Gaowu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaowu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaowu, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.