Right now, local time in Guilin is 04:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Guilin ranks #307 worldwide by population and #103 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 23m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 10h 34m (winter) – 13h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Guilin — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Guilin through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.28° S, 69.70° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taltal, Chile, about 80 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:31 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Guilin today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 18:01
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 282.7° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Guilin — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Guilin sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Guilin's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 513 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,674 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.28° N, 110.30° 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 | 13:31 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −11h |
| London | 20:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Guilin
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Guilin local time:
Cities sharing Guilin's time zone
Distances from Guilin
| Hong Kong | 513 km | SE (129°) |
| Singapore | 2,750 km | SSW (196°) |
| Tokyo | 3,030 km | ENE (61°) |
| Mumbai | 3,905 km | W (267°) |
| Dubai | 5,488 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 6,638 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,869 km | SE (145°) |
| Paris | 9,124 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,127 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,663 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 12,323 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,674 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Guilin
FAQ
What time is it in Guilin right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Guilin (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Guilin in?
Guilin runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Guilin observe daylight saving time?
Guilin does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Guilin today?
Guilin sees sunrise at 06:44 and sunset at 18:02 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Guilin tonight?
The moon phase over Guilin tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Guilin?
The antipode of Guilin — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.28° S, 69.70° W. It falls on land, near Taltal, Chile, about 80 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Guilin?
Guilin lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Guilin?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Guilin, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.