Right now, local time in Gongtan is 07:18 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gongtan ranks #30840 worldwide by population and #2029 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 00m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 10h 18m (winter) – 13h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gongtan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gongtan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.91° S, 71.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huasco, Chile, about 65 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:18 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gongtan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 280.1° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Gongtan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gongtan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 00m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gongtan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 936 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,455 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.91° N, 108.35° 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 | 15:18 | −16h |
| Chicago | 17:18 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 20:18 | −11h |
| London | 23:18 | −8h |
| Paris | 00:18 | −7h |
| Moscow | 02:18 | −5h |
| Dubai | 03:18 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 04:48 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:18 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 07:18 | same time |
| Tokyo | 08:18 | +1h |
| Sydney | 10:18 | +3h |
Best time to call Gongtan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gongtan local time:
Cities sharing Gongtan's time zone
Distances from Gongtan
| Hong Kong | 936 km | SE (140°) |
| Tokyo | 3,027 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 3,102 km | S (190°) |
| Mumbai | 3,754 km | W (261°) |
| Dubai | 5,224 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 6,204 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,310 km | SE (144°) |
| London | 8,688 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,690 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,472 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,975 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,455 km | W (278°) |
Cities near Gongtan
FAQ
What time is it in Gongtan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gongtan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gongtan in?
Gongtan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gongtan observe daylight saving time?
Gongtan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gongtan today?
Gongtan sees sunrise at 07:01 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gongtan tonight?
The moon phase over Gongtan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gongtan?
The antipode of Gongtan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.91° S, 71.65° W. It falls on land, near Huasco, Chile, about 65 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gongtan?
Gongtan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gongtan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gongtan, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.