Right now, local time in Hongkou is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hongkou ranks #846 worldwide by population and #258 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 21m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Day length
- 11h 04m
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Daylight range
- 10h 07m (winter) – 14h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hongkou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hongkou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.25° S, 58.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General Campos, Argentina, about 32 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hongkou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:39
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:09
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 284.7° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Hongkou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hongkou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hongkou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,230 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,565 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.25° N, 121.49° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Hongkou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hongkou local time:
Cities sharing Hongkou's time zone
Distances from Hongkou
| Hong Kong | 1,230 km | SW (218°) |
| Tokyo | 1,756 km | ENE (69°) |
| Singapore | 3,809 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 5,038 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 6,422 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,816 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 7,883 km | SSE (154°) |
| London | 9,196 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,262 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,432 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 11,354 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,565 km | WNW (303°) |
Cities near Hongkou
FAQ
What time is it in Hongkou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hongkou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hongkou in?
Hongkou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hongkou observe daylight saving time?
Hongkou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hongkou today?
Hongkou sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 17:11 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hongkou tonight?
The moon phase over Hongkou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hongkou?
The antipode of Hongkou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.25° S, 58.51° W. It falls on land, near General Campos, Argentina, about 32 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hongkou?
Hongkou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hongkou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hongkou, clocks run about 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.