Right now, local time in Hechuan is 23:25 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hechuan 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 11h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 10h 27m (winter) – 13h 50m (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
- 26.94° S, 65.77° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tafí del Valle, Argentina, about 11 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:25 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Tucuman)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hechuan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 283.3° from north (WNW (283°))
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 11h 07m 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, 513 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,055 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.94° N, 114.23° 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 | 07:25 | −16h |
| Chicago | 09:25 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 12:25 | −11h |
| London | 15:25 | −8h |
| Paris | 16:25 | −7h |
| Moscow | 18:25 | −5h |
| Dubai | 19:25 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 20:55 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:25 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 23:25 | same time |
| Tokyo | 00:25 | +1h |
| Sydney | 02:25 | +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 | 513 km | S (181°) |
| Tokyo | 2,598 km | ENE (62°) |
| Singapore | 3,054 km | SSW (203°) |
| Mumbai | 4,306 km | W (267°) |
| Dubai | 5,832 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,740 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,805 km | SSE (148°) |
| London | 9,204 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 9,225 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,267 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,040 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 18,055 km | W (277°) |
Cities near Hechuan
- Xiaping23 km · 23:25
- Qinting35 km · 23:25
- Pingdu63 km · 23:25
- Xiayang68 km · 23:25
- Dunhou68 km · 23:25
- Chengjiang68 km · 23:25
- Quanjiang75 km · 23:25
- Chaling Chengguanzhen70 km · 23:25
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 06:34 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 11h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hechuan tonight?
The moon phase over Hechuan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hechuan?
The antipode of Hechuan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.94° S, 65.77° W. It falls on land, near Tafí del Valle, Argentina, about 11 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 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.