Right now, local time in Gongchen is 03:19 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gongchen 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 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 9h 21m (winter) – 14h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gongchen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gongchen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.73° S, 63.86° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General Conesa, Argentina, about 66 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:19 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gongchen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 14:49
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 278.8° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Gongchen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gongchen sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gongchen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,945 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,596 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.73° N, 116.14° 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 | 11:19 | −16h |
| Chicago | 13:19 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 16:19 | −11h |
| London | 19:19 | −8h |
| Paris | 20:19 | −7h |
| Moscow | 22:19 | −5h |
| Dubai | 23:19 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:49 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:19 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 03:19 | same time |
| Tokyo | 04:19 | +1h |
| Sydney | 06:19 | +3h |
Best time to call Gongchen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gongchen local time:
Cities sharing Gongchen's time zone
Distances from Gongchen
| Hong Kong | 1,945 km | S (186°) |
| Tokyo | 2,113 km | E (95°) |
| Singapore | 4,446 km | SSW (199°) |
| Mumbai | 4,722 km | WSW (254°) |
| Moscow | 5,791 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 5,814 km | W (273°) |
| London | 8,143 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,218 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,942 km | SSE (151°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,092 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 10,629 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 17,596 km | NW (313°) |
Cities near Gongchen
FAQ
What time is it in Gongchen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gongchen (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gongchen in?
Gongchen runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gongchen observe daylight saving time?
Gongchen does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gongchen today?
Gongchen sees sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gongchen tonight?
The moon phase over Gongchen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gongchen?
The antipode of Gongchen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.73° S, 63.86° W. It falls on land, near General Conesa, Argentina, about 66 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gongchen?
Gongchen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gongchen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gongchen, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.