Right now, local time in Hexi is 08:26 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hexi 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 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 10h 49m (winter) – 13h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hexi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hexi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.69° S, 69.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is María Elena, Chile, about 79 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:26 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hexi today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:26
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 284.4° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Hexi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hexi sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hexi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 371 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,675 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.69° N, 110.63° 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 | 16:26 | −16h |
| Chicago | 18:26 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 21:26 | −11h |
| London | 00:26 | −8h |
| Paris | 01:26 | −7h |
| Moscow | 03:26 | −5h |
| Dubai | 04:26 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 05:56 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:26 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 08:26 | same time |
| Tokyo | 09:26 | +1h |
| Sydney | 11:26 | +3h |
Best time to call Hexi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hexi local time:
Cities sharing Hexi's time zone
Distances from Hexi
| Hong Kong | 371 km | ENE (78°) |
| Singapore | 2,379 km | SSW (199°) |
| Tokyo | 3,216 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 3,940 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 5,619 km | WNW (286°) |
| Moscow | 6,975 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,524 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 9,456 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,470 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,945 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 12,701 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,675 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Hexi
FAQ
What time is it in Hexi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hexi (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hexi in?
Hexi runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hexi observe daylight saving time?
Hexi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hexi today?
Hexi sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hexi tonight?
The moon phase over Hexi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hexi?
The antipode of Hexi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.69° S, 69.37° W. It falls on land, near María Elena, Chile, about 79 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hexi?
Hexi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hexi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hexi, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.