Time now in Hongjiang, China 🇨🇳
01:29:01
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Right now, local time in Hongjiang is 01:29 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Hongjiang ranks #1272 worldwide by population and #331 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 24m behind the sun
ISO week
Week 45

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
17:57
Day length
11h 05m
Solar noon
12:24
Daylight range
10h 26m (winter) – 13h 51m (summer)
Moon phase
🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated

Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hongjiang — golden hour, twilight and month view →

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
27.1100° N, 109.9956° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Hunan
Country
🇨🇳 China
Population
476,000 · #1272 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

Dig straight down from Hongjiang through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.

Antipode coordinates
27.11° S, 70.00° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Land — nearest tracked city is Copiapó, Chile, about 43 km away
Local time at the antipode
14:29 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Hongjiang today MWL

Fajr
05:32
Sunrise
06:51
Dhuhr
12:25
Asr
15:33
Maghrib
17:56
Isha
19:10
Qibla direction
281.7° from north (WNW (282°))

Full prayer timetable for Hongjiang — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →

Hongjiang sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.

Hongjiang's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 679 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,636 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.11° N, 110.00° 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 Angeles09:29−16h
Chicago11:29−14h
São Paulo14:29−11h
London17:29−8h
Paris18:29−7h
Moscow20:29−5h
Dubai21:29−4h
Mumbai22:59−2h 30m
Singapore01:29same time
Hong Kong01:29same time
Tokyo02:29+1h
Sydney04:29+3h

Best time to call Hongjiang

Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hongjiang local time:

Cities sharing Hongjiang's time zone

Other cities in China

Distances from Hongjiang

Hong Kong679 kmSE (141°)
Singapore2,939 kmSSW (194°)
Tokyo2,962 kmENE (64°)
Mumbai3,889 kmW (265°)
Dubai5,418 kmW (281°)
Moscow6,461 kmNW (321°)
Sydney8,053 kmSE (145°)
London8,945 kmNW (324°)
Paris8,947 kmNW (321°)
Los Angeles11,526 kmNE (39°)
Chicago12,133 kmNNE (14°)
São Paulo17,636 kmW (274°)

Cities near Hongjiang

FAQ

What time is it in Hongjiang right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hongjiang (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.

What time zone is Hongjiang in?

Hongjiang runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.

Does Hongjiang observe daylight saving time?

Hongjiang does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Hongjiang today?

Hongjiang sees sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 05m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Hongjiang tonight?

The moon phase over Hongjiang tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.

What is the antipode of Hongjiang?

The antipode of Hongjiang — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.11° S, 70.00° W. It falls on land, near Copiapó, Chile, about 43 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Hongjiang?

Hongjiang lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Hongjiang?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hongjiang, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.