Right now, local time in Gaozhou is 01:28 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gaozhou ranks #2071 worldwide by population and #399 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 10h 48m (winter) – 13h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gaozhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gaozhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.92° S, 69.14° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Calama, Chile, about 64 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:28 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gaozhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 284.4° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Gaozhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gaozhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gaozhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 344 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,701 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.92° N, 110.86° 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 | 09:28 | −16h |
| Chicago | 11:28 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 14:28 | −11h |
| London | 17:28 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:28 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:28 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:28 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:58 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:28 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:28 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:28 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:28 | +3h |
Best time to call Gaozhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gaozhou local time:
Cities sharing Gaozhou's time zone
Distances from Gaozhou
| Hong Kong | 344 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 2,411 km | SSW (199°) |
| Tokyo | 3,182 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 3,962 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,634 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,968 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,531 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,450 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,463 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,911 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 12,670 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,701 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Gaozhou
FAQ
What time is it in Gaozhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gaozhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gaozhou in?
Gaozhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gaozhou observe daylight saving time?
Gaozhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaozhou today?
Gaozhou sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gaozhou tonight?
The moon phase over Gaozhou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gaozhou?
The antipode of Gaozhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.92° S, 69.14° W. It falls on land, near Calama, Chile, about 64 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gaozhou?
Gaozhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gaozhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gaozhou, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.