Right now, local time in Gelan is 02:20 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gelan ranks #11113 worldwide by population and #1213 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 36m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:36
- Daylight range
- 10h 13m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gelan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gelan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.04° S, 72.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 149 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:20 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gelan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:45
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:36
- Asr
- 15:41
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 279.0° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Gelan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gelan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gelan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,109 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,318 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.04° N, 107.12° 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 | 10:20 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:20 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:20 | −11h |
| London | 18:20 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:20 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:20 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:20 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 23:50 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:20 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:20 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:20 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:20 | +3h |
Best time to call Gelan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gelan local time:
Cities sharing Gelan's time zone
Distances from Gelan
| Hong Kong | 1,109 km | SE (139°) |
| Tokyo | 3,092 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,209 km | S (187°) |
| Mumbai | 3,659 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,089 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,031 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,481 km | SE (144°) |
| London | 8,516 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 8,517 km | NW (319°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,445 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,877 km | NNE (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,318 km | W (279°) |
Cities near Gelan
FAQ
What time is it in Gelan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gelan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gelan in?
Gelan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gelan observe daylight saving time?
Gelan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gelan today?
Gelan sees sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gelan tonight?
The moon phase over Gelan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gelan?
The antipode of Gelan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.04° S, 72.88° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 149 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gelan?
Gelan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gelan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gelan, clocks run about 36 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.