Right now, local time in Haikou is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Haikou ranks #132 worldwide by population and #57 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
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 11h 29m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 10h 55m (winter) – 13h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Haikou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Haikou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 20.03° S, 69.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huara, Chile, about 13 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Haikou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 285.1° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Haikou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Haikou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 29m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Haikou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 471 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,609 km off. Its position on the globe is 20.03° N, 110.35° 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 | 13:35 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −11h |
| London | 20:35 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +3h |
Best time to call Haikou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Haikou local time:
Cities sharing Haikou's time zone
Distances from Haikou
| Hong Kong | 471 km | ENE (57°) |
| Singapore | 2,195 km | SSW (200°) |
| Tokyo | 3,349 km | NE (52°) |
| Mumbai | 3,922 km | W (275°) |
| Dubai | 5,641 km | WNW (287°) |
| Moscow | 7,104 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,393 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,580 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,602 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,104 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 12,886 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,609 km | WSW (256°) |
Cities near Haikou
FAQ
What time is it in Haikou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Haikou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Haikou in?
Haikou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Haikou observe daylight saving time?
Haikou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Haikou today?
Haikou sees sunrise at 06:39 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 11h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Haikou tonight?
The moon phase over Haikou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Haikou?
The antipode of Haikou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 20.03° S, 69.65° W. It falls on land, near Huara, Chile, about 13 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Haikou?
Haikou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Haikou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Haikou, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.