Right now, local time in Gulu is 04:37 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gulu ranks #25178 worldwide by population and #1823 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 27m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Daylight range
- 10h 06m (winter) – 14h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gulu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gulu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.33° S, 70.56° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Canela, Chile, about 39 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:37 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gulu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 279.3° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Gulu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gulu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Gulu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,106 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,507 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.33° N, 109.44° 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 | 12:37 | −16h |
| Chicago | 14:37 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:37 | −11h |
| London | 20:37 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:37 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:37 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:37 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:07 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:37 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:37 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:37 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:37 | +3h |
Best time to call Gulu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gulu local time:
Cities sharing Gulu's time zone
Distances from Gulu
| Hong Kong | 1,106 km | SSE (154°) |
| Tokyo | 2,835 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 3,386 km | S (191°) |
| Mumbai | 3,905 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,292 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,067 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,469 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 8,536 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,552 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,195 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 11,689 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,507 km | WNW (284°) |
Cities near Gulu
- Shanghuang4 km · 04:37
- Lingjiao8 km · 04:37
- Fenghuang11 km · 04:37
- Shengli12 km · 04:37
- Fengling11 km · 04:37
- Pulian12 km · 04:37
- Tangfang14 km · 04:37
- Chengxiang15 km · 04:37
FAQ
What time is it in Gulu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gulu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gulu in?
Gulu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gulu observe daylight saving time?
Gulu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gulu today?
Gulu sees sunrise at 07:00 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gulu tonight?
The moon phase over Gulu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gulu?
The antipode of Gulu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.33° S, 70.56° W. It falls on land, near Canela, Chile, about 39 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gulu?
Gulu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gulu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gulu, clocks run about 27 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.