Right now, local time in Hekou is 05:57 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 10h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 9h 32m (winter) – 14h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% 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
- 37.88° S, 61.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coronel Pringles, Argentina, about 16 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:57 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hekou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 280.9° from north (W (281°))
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 10h 33m 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, 1,780 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,887 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.88° N, 118.53° 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 | 13:57 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:57 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:57 | −11h |
| London | 21:57 | −8h |
| Paris | 22:57 | −7h |
| Moscow | 00:57 | −5h |
| Dubai | 01:57 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 03:27 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:57 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 05:57 | same time |
| Tokyo | 06:57 | +1h |
| Sydney | 08:57 | +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 | 1,780 km | SSW (195°) |
| Tokyo | 1,896 km | E (91°) |
| Singapore | 4,332 km | SSW (204°) |
| Mumbai | 4,872 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 6,038 km | W (276°) |
| Moscow | 6,083 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 8,430 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 8,507 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 8,664 km | SSE (153°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,100 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 10,758 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 17,887 km | NW (314°) |
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 45.
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 06:34 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 10h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hekou tonight?
The moon phase over Hekou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hekou?
The antipode of Hekou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.88° S, 61.47° W. It falls on land, near Coronel Pringles, Argentina, about 16 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 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.