Right now, local time in Hekou is 23:14 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hekou 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 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 10h 20m (winter) – 13h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hekou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hekou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.31° S, 62.29° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Los Juríes, Argentina, about 24 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:14 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hekou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 284.1° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Hekou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hekou 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.
Hekou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 755 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,363 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.31° N, 117.71° 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 | 08:14 | −15h |
| Chicago | 10:14 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 12:14 | −11h |
| London | 15:14 | −8h |
| Paris | 16:14 | −7h |
| Moscow | 18:14 | −5h |
| Dubai | 19:14 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 20:44 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:14 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 23:14 | same time |
| Tokyo | 00:14 | +1h |
| Sydney | 02:14 | +3h |
Best time to call Hekou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hekou local time:
Cities sharing Hekou's time zone
Distances from Hekou
| Hong Kong | 755 km | SSW (209°) |
| Tokyo | 2,223 km | ENE (63°) |
| Singapore | 3,342 km | SSW (209°) |
| Mumbai | 4,656 km | W (267°) |
| Dubai | 6,135 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,837 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,762 km | SSE (151°) |
| London | 9,271 km | NNW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,311 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,921 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 11,788 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 18,363 km | WNW (285°) |
Cities near Hekou
FAQ
What time is it in Hekou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hekou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hekou in?
Hekou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hekou observe daylight saving time?
Hekou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hekou today?
Hekou sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hekou tonight?
The moon phase over Hekou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hekou?
The antipode of Hekou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.31° S, 62.29° W. It falls on land, near Los Juríes, Argentina, about 24 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hekou?
Hekou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hekou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hekou, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.