Right now, local time in Handan is 04:32 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Handan ranks #382 worldwide by population and #129 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 9h 39m (winter) – 14h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Handan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Handan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.61° S, 65.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Telén, Argentina, about 38 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:32 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Handan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 279.3° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Handan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Handan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Handan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,589 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,697 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.61° N, 114.49° 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 | 13:32 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −11h |
| London | 20:32 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +3h |
Best time to call Handan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Handan local time:
Cities sharing Handan's time zone
Distances from Handan
| Hong Kong | 1,589 km | S (181°) |
| Tokyo | 2,259 km | E (85°) |
| Singapore | 4,071 km | SSW (198°) |
| Mumbai | 4,492 km | WSW (256°) |
| Dubai | 5,695 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 5,943 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,341 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,397 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,713 km | SSE (150°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,447 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 11,003 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,697 km | WNW (304°) |
Cities near Handan
FAQ
What time is it in Handan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Handan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Handan in?
Handan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Handan observe daylight saving time?
Handan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Handan today?
Handan sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Handan tonight?
The moon phase over Handan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Handan?
The antipode of Handan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.61° S, 65.51° W. It falls on land, near Telén, Argentina, about 38 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Handan?
Handan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Handan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Handan, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.