Right now, local time in Hecheng is 20:59 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hecheng ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 10h 23m (winter) – 13h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hecheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hecheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.71° S, 62.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Quimilí, Argentina, about 51 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:59 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hecheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 284.1° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Hecheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hecheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 08m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hecheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 667 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,318 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.71° N, 117.07° 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 | 05:59 | −15h |
| Chicago | 07:59 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 09:59 | −11h |
| London | 12:59 | −8h |
| Paris | 13:59 | −7h |
| Moscow | 15:59 | −5h |
| Dubai | 16:59 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:29 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:59 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 20:59 | same time |
| Tokyo | 21:59 | +1h |
| Sydney | 23:59 | +3h |
Best time to call Hecheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hecheng local time:
Cities sharing Hecheng's time zone
Distances from Hecheng
| Hong Kong | 667 km | SSW (207°) |
| Tokyo | 2,310 km | ENE (62°) |
| Singapore | 3,253 km | SSW (208°) |
| Mumbai | 4,590 km | W (268°) |
| Dubai | 6,088 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 6,849 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,735 km | SSE (150°) |
| London | 9,291 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,327 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,013 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 11,871 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 18,318 km | WNW (282°) |
Cities near Hecheng
FAQ
What time is it in Hecheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hecheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hecheng in?
Hecheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hecheng observe daylight saving time?
Hecheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hecheng today?
Hecheng sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 17:30 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hecheng tonight?
The moon phase over Hecheng tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hecheng?
The antipode of Hecheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.71° S, 62.93° W. It falls on land, near Quimilí, Argentina, about 51 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hecheng?
Hecheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hecheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hecheng, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.