Right now, local time in Gulou is 01:26 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gulou ranks #28098 worldwide by population and #1928 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 40m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 12m (winter) – 14h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gulou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gulou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.18° S, 73.83° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 241 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:26 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gulou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:49
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:23
- Qibla direction
- 278.5° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Gulou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gulou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gulou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,182 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,226 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.18° N, 106.17° 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 | 09:26 | −16h |
| Chicago | 11:26 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 14:26 | −11h |
| London | 17:26 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:26 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:26 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:26 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:56 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:26 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:26 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:26 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:26 | +3h |
Best time to call Gulou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gulou local time:
Cities sharing Gulou's time zone
Distances from Gulou
| Hong Kong | 1,182 km | SE (136°) |
| Tokyo | 3,172 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,215 km | S (185°) |
| Mumbai | 3,573 km | WSW (257°) |
| Dubai | 4,997 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 5,960 km | NW (319°) |
| Paris | 8,446 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,448 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,548 km | SE (143°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,487 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,879 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,226 km | W (279°) |
Cities near Gulou
FAQ
What time is it in Gulou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gulou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gulou in?
Gulou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gulou observe daylight saving time?
Gulou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gulou today?
Gulou sees sunrise at 07:11 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gulou tonight?
The moon phase over Gulou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gulou?
The antipode of Gulou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.18° S, 73.83° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 241 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gulou?
Gulou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gulou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gulou, clocks run about 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.