Right now, local time in Haikou is 06:58 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Haikou ranks #5545 worldwide by population and #655 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 54m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Day length
- 11h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:54
- Daylight range
- 10h 36m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% 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
- 24.78° S, 77.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taltal, Chile, 702 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Haikou today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:00
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Dhuhr
- 12:54
- Asr
- 16:05
- Maghrib
- 18:28
- Isha
- 19:41
- Qibla direction
- 280.5° from north (W (280°))
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 11m 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, 1,213 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,895 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.78° N, 102.58° 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 | 14:58 | −16h |
| Chicago | 16:58 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 19:58 | −11h |
| London | 22:58 | −8h |
| Paris | 23:58 | −7h |
| Moscow | 01:58 | −5h |
| Dubai | 02:58 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 04:28 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:58 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 06:58 | same time |
| Tokyo | 07:58 | +1h |
| Sydney | 09:58 | +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 | 1,213 km | E (101°) |
| Singapore | 2,609 km | S (177°) |
| Mumbai | 3,125 km | W (264°) |
| Tokyo | 3,740 km | ENE (62°) |
| Dubai | 4,738 km | W (281°) |
| Moscow | 6,200 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,301 km | SE (140°) |
| Paris | 8,662 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,700 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,182 km | NE (35°) |
| Chicago | 12,529 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 16,895 km | W (266°) |
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 45.
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 07:18 and sunset at 18:30 today, giving 11h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Haikou tonight?
The moon phase over Haikou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Haikou?
The antipode of Haikou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.78° S, 77.42° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taltal, Chile, roughly 702 km away. 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 54 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.