Right now, local time in Hetu is 03:49 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hetu ranks #68601 worldwide by population and #2883 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 36m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 10h 59m
- Solar noon
- 12:36
- Daylight range
- 10h 16m (winter) – 14h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hetu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hetu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.31° S, 72.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 173 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:49 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hetu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:45
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:36
- Asr
- 15:42
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:21
- Qibla direction
- 279.4° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Hetu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hetu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hetu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,055 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,322 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.31° N, 107.03° 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 | 11:49 | −16h |
| Chicago | 13:49 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 16:49 | −11h |
| London | 19:49 | −8h |
| Paris | 20:49 | −7h |
| Moscow | 22:49 | −5h |
| Dubai | 23:49 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 01:19 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:49 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 03:49 | same time |
| Tokyo | 04:49 | +1h |
| Sydney | 06:49 | +3h |
Best time to call Hetu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hetu local time:
Cities sharing Hetu's time zone
Distances from Hetu
| Hong Kong | 1,055 km | SE (136°) |
| Singapore | 3,127 km | S (187°) |
| Tokyo | 3,129 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 3,635 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 5,091 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,087 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,421 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 8,573 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,574 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,515 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,958 km | NNE (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,322 km | W (278°) |
Cities near Hetu
FAQ
What time is it in Hetu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hetu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hetu in?
Hetu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hetu observe daylight saving time?
Hetu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hetu today?
Hetu sees sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 10h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hetu tonight?
The moon phase over Hetu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hetu?
The antipode of Hetu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.31° S, 72.97° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 173 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hetu?
Hetu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hetu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hetu, clocks run about 36 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.