Right now, local time in Hangzhou is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hangzhou ranks #18 worldwide by population and #10 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 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 11h 06m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 10h 11m (winter) – 14h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hangzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hangzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.29° S, 59.84° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Javier, Argentina, about 33 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hangzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:49
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:52
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 284.5° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Hangzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hangzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hangzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,069 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,508 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.29° N, 120.16° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Hangzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hangzhou local time:
Cities sharing Hangzhou's time zone
Distances from Hangzhou
| Hong Kong | 1,069 km | SW (215°) |
| Tokyo | 1,914 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 3,651 km | SSW (211°) |
| Mumbai | 4,905 km | W (267°) |
| Dubai | 6,320 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,817 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,844 km | SSE (153°) |
| London | 9,217 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 9,274 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,597 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 11,499 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 18,508 km | WNW (297°) |
Cities near Hangzhou
FAQ
What time is it in Hangzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hangzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hangzhou in?
Hangzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hangzhou observe daylight saving time?
Hangzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hangzhou today?
Hangzhou sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 11h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hangzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Hangzhou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hangzhou?
The antipode of Hangzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.29° S, 59.84° W. It falls on land, near San Javier, Argentina, about 33 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hangzhou?
Hangzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hangzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hangzhou, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.