Right now, local time in Harbin is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Harbin ranks #24 worldwide by population and #11 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 42m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Day length
- 10h 21m
- Solar noon
- 11:18
- Daylight range
- 8h 40m (winter) – 15h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Harbin — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 45.7500° N, 126.6500° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Heilongjiang
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Population
- 10,009,854 · #24 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Harbin through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 45.75° S, 53.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Stanley, Falkland Islands, 739 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Harbin today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:18
- Asr
- 14:00
- Maghrib
- 16:27
- Isha
- 18:01
- Qibla direction
- 283.2° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Harbin — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Harbin sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 21m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Harbin's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,564 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,473 km off. Its position on the globe is 45.75° N, 126.65° 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 Harbin
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Harbin local time:
Cities sharing Harbin's time zone
Distances from Harbin
| Tokyo | 1,564 km | SE (131°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,840 km | SSW (208°) |
| Singapore | 5,417 km | SSW (211°) |
| Mumbai | 5,721 km | WSW (257°) |
| Moscow | 5,917 km | NW (315°) |
| Dubai | 6,617 km | W (276°) |
| London | 8,062 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 8,195 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,011 km | NE (49°) |
| Sydney | 9,191 km | SSE (160°) |
| Chicago | 9,696 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 17,473 km | NNW (344°) |
Cities near Harbin
FAQ
What time is it in Harbin right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Harbin (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Harbin in?
Harbin runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Harbin observe daylight saving time?
Harbin does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Harbin today?
Harbin sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 16:28 today, giving 10h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Harbin tonight?
The moon phase over Harbin tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Harbin?
The antipode of Harbin — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 45.75° S, 53.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Stanley, Falkland Islands, roughly 739 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Harbin?
Harbin lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Harbin?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Harbin, clocks run about 42 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.