Right now, local time in Guanzhou is 01:06 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Guanzhou ranks #56645 worldwide by population and #2681 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 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 10h 20m (winter) – 13h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Guanzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Guanzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.42° S, 70.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Freirina, Chile, about 14 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:06 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Guanzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 280.7° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Guanzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Guanzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Guanzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 853 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,526 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.42° N, 109.02° 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 | 09:06 | −16h |
| Chicago | 11:06 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 14:06 | −11h |
| London | 17:06 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:06 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:06 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:06 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:36 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:06 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:06 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:06 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:06 | +3h |
Best time to call Guanzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Guanzhou local time:
Cities sharing Guanzhou's time zone
Distances from Guanzhou
| Hong Kong | 853 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 2,988 km | ENE (66°) |
| Singapore | 3,060 km | SSW (191°) |
| Mumbai | 3,810 km | W (262°) |
| Dubai | 5,298 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 6,288 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,227 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 8,771 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,774 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,474 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 12,014 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,526 km | W (277°) |
Cities near Guanzhou
- Pingkai2 km · 01:06
- Zhonghe5 km · 01:06
- Shiye5 km · 01:06
- Guanzhuang10 km · 01:06
- Zhongping11 km · 01:06
- Xiaoxi11 km · 01:06
- Qingxichang11 km · 01:06
- Cenxi12 km · 01:06
FAQ
What time is it in Guanzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Guanzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Guanzhou in?
Guanzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Guanzhou observe daylight saving time?
Guanzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Guanzhou today?
Guanzhou sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Guanzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Guanzhou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Guanzhou?
The antipode of Guanzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.42° S, 70.98° W. It falls on land, near Freirina, Chile, about 14 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Guanzhou?
Guanzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Guanzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Guanzhou, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.