Right now, local time in Hechuan is 23:18 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hechuan ranks #1590 worldwide by population and #365 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 39m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 10h 59m
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Daylight range
- 10h 13m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hechuan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hechuan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.99° S, 73.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 231 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:18 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hechuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:48
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 278.7° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Hechuan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hechuan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hechuan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,161 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,238 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.99° N, 106.26° 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 | 07:18 | −16h |
| Chicago | 09:18 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 12:18 | −11h |
| London | 15:18 | −8h |
| Paris | 16:18 | −7h |
| Moscow | 18:18 | −5h |
| Dubai | 19:18 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 20:48 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:18 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 23:18 | same time |
| Tokyo | 00:18 | +1h |
| Sydney | 02:18 | +3h |
Best time to call Hechuan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hechuan local time:
Cities sharing Hechuan's time zone
Distances from Hechuan
| Hong Kong | 1,161 km | SE (135°) |
| Tokyo | 3,170 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,195 km | S (185°) |
| Mumbai | 3,577 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,008 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 5,982 km | NW (320°) |
| Paris | 8,467 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,469 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,526 km | SE (143°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,499 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,897 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,238 km | W (278°) |
Cities near Hechuan
FAQ
What time is it in Hechuan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hechuan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hechuan in?
Hechuan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hechuan observe daylight saving time?
Hechuan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hechuan today?
Hechuan sees sunrise at 07:10 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 10h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hechuan tonight?
The moon phase over Hechuan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hechuan?
The antipode of Hechuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.99° S, 73.74° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 231 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hechuan?
Hechuan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hechuan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hechuan, clocks run about 39 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.