Right now, local time in Hongtu is 00:50 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hongtu ranks #35017 worldwide by population and #2152 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 28m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 10h 07m (winter) – 14h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hongtu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hongtu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.12° S, 70.90° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Combarbalá, Chile, about 11 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:50 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hongtu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 279.3° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Hongtu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hongtu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hongtu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,101 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,480 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.12° N, 109.10° 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 | 08:50 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:50 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:50 | −11h |
| London | 16:50 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:50 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:50 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:50 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:20 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:50 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:50 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:50 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:50 | +3h |
Best time to call Hongtu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hongtu local time:
Cities sharing Hongtu's time zone
Distances from Hongtu
| Hong Kong | 1,101 km | SSE (152°) |
| Tokyo | 2,873 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 3,357 km | S (191°) |
| Mumbai | 3,869 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,262 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,063 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,469 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 8,535 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,549 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,233 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,718 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,480 km | WNW (283°) |
Cities near Hongtu
FAQ
What time is it in Hongtu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hongtu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hongtu in?
Hongtu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hongtu observe daylight saving time?
Hongtu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hongtu today?
Hongtu sees sunrise at 07:01 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hongtu tonight?
The moon phase over Hongtu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hongtu?
The antipode of Hongtu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.12° S, 70.90° W. It falls on land, near Combarbalá, Chile, about 11 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hongtu?
Hongtu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hongtu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hongtu, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.