Right now, local time in Gongcheng is 06:00 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gongcheng 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 10h 36m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gongcheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gongcheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.83° S, 69.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taltal, Chile, about 146 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:00 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gongcheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 283.1° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Gongcheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gongcheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gongcheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 441 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,726 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.83° N, 110.82° 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 | 14:00 | −16h |
| Chicago | 16:00 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 19:00 | −11h |
| London | 22:00 | −8h |
| Paris | 23:00 | −7h |
| Moscow | 01:00 | −5h |
| Dubai | 02:00 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 03:30 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:00 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 06:00 | same time |
| Tokyo | 07:00 | +1h |
| Sydney | 09:00 | +3h |
Best time to call Gongcheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gongcheng local time:
Cities sharing Gongcheng's time zone
Distances from Gongcheng
| Hong Kong | 441 km | SE (129°) |
| Singapore | 2,718 km | SSW (197°) |
| Tokyo | 3,009 km | ENE (60°) |
| Mumbai | 3,956 km | W (268°) |
| Dubai | 5,551 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 6,710 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,798 km | SE (145°) |
| Paris | 9,196 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,198 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,667 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 12,358 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,726 km | W (269°) |
Cities near Gongcheng
FAQ
What time is it in Gongcheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gongcheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gongcheng in?
Gongcheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gongcheng observe daylight saving time?
Gongcheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gongcheng today?
Gongcheng sees sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gongcheng tonight?
The moon phase over Gongcheng tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gongcheng?
The antipode of Gongcheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.83° S, 69.18° W. It falls on land, near Taltal, Chile, about 146 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gongcheng?
Gongcheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gongcheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gongcheng, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.