Right now, local time in Gulou is 00:14 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gulou 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 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 10h 25m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 9h 17m (winter) – 15h 03m (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
- 40.37° S, 63.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Carmen de Patagones, Argentina, about 51 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:14 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gulou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:08
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 278.9° 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 25m 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, 2,023 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,588 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.37° N, 116.83° 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 | 08:14 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:14 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:14 | −11h |
| London | 16:14 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:14 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:14 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:14 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:44 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:14 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:14 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:14 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:14 | +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 | 2,023 km | S (188°) |
| Tokyo | 2,062 km | E (97°) |
| Singapore | 4,533 km | SSW (200°) |
| Mumbai | 4,799 km | WSW (254°) |
| Moscow | 5,782 km | NW (315°) |
| Dubai | 5,869 km | W (273°) |
| London | 8,120 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 8,199 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,977 km | SSE (152°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,000 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 10,543 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 17,588 km | NW (315°) |
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 06:45 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 10h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gulou tonight?
The moon phase over Gulou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gulou?
The antipode of Gulou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.37° S, 63.17° W. It falls on land, near Carmen de Patagones, Argentina, about 51 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 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.