Right now, local time in Hefei is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hefei ranks #28 worldwide by population and #13 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 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 10h 04m (winter) – 14h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hefei — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hefei through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.86° S, 62.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Las Varillas, Argentina, about 1 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hefei today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 282.6° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Hefei — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hefei sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hefei's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,105 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,184 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.86° N, 117.28° 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 Hefei
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hefei local time:
Cities sharing Hefei's time zone
Distances from Hefei
| Hong Kong | 1,105 km | SSW (197°) |
| Tokyo | 2,110 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 3,675 km | SSW (205°) |
| Mumbai | 4,648 km | W (263°) |
| Dubai | 6,018 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 6,507 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,127 km | SSE (151°) |
| London | 8,920 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 8,971 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,664 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 11,428 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 18,184 km | WNW (296°) |
Cities near Hefei
FAQ
What time is it in Hefei right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hefei (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hefei in?
Hefei runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hefei observe daylight saving time?
Hefei does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hefei today?
Hefei sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hefei tonight?
The moon phase over Hefei tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hefei?
The antipode of Hefei — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.86° S, 62.72° W. It falls on land, near Las Varillas, Argentina, about 1 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hefei?
Hefei lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hefei?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hefei, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.