Right now, local time in Hecun is 05:16 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hecun ranks #1222 worldwide by population and #323 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 9h 40m (winter) – 14h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hecun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hecun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.53° S, 65.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Telén, Argentina, about 45 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:16 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Salta)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hecun today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Hecun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hecun sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hecun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,580 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,673 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.53° N, 114.11° 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 | 13:16 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:16 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:16 | −11h |
| London | 21:16 | −8h |
| Paris | 22:16 | −7h |
| Moscow | 00:16 | −5h |
| Dubai | 01:16 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:46 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:16 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 05:16 | same time |
| Tokyo | 06:16 | +1h |
| Sydney | 08:16 | +3h |
Best time to call Hecun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hecun local time:
Cities sharing Hecun's time zone
Distances from Hecun
| Hong Kong | 1,580 km | S (180°) |
| Tokyo | 2,293 km | E (85°) |
| Singapore | 4,053 km | SSW (197°) |
| Mumbai | 4,457 km | WSW (255°) |
| Dubai | 5,663 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 5,926 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,328 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,382 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,722 km | SSE (149°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,475 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 11,020 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,673 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Hecun
FAQ
What time is it in Hecun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hecun (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hecun in?
Hecun runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hecun observe daylight saving time?
Hecun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hecun today?
Hecun sees sunrise at 06:49 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hecun tonight?
The moon phase over Hecun tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hecun?
The antipode of Hecun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.53° S, 65.89° W. It falls on land, near Telén, Argentina, about 45 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hecun?
Hecun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hecun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hecun, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.