Right now, local time in Hongzhou is 11:08 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hongzhou ranks #26125 worldwide by population and #1862 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 27m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Daylight range
- 10h 30m (winter) – 13h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hongzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hongzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.13° S, 70.59° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Chañaral, Chile, about 24 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:08 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hongzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 282.0° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Hongzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hongzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 08m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hongzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 642 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,584 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.13° N, 109.41° 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 | 19:08 | −16h |
| Chicago | 21:08 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 00:08 | −11h |
| London | 03:08 | −8h |
| Paris | 04:08 | −7h |
| Moscow | 06:08 | −5h |
| Dubai | 07:08 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 08:38 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:08 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 11:08 | same time |
| Tokyo | 12:08 | +1h |
| Sydney | 14:08 | +3h |
Best time to call Hongzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hongzhou local time:
Cities sharing Hongzhou's time zone
Distances from Hongzhou
| Hong Kong | 642 km | SE (130°) |
| Singapore | 2,819 km | SSW (193°) |
| Tokyo | 3,063 km | ENE (62°) |
| Mumbai | 3,822 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 5,382 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,509 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 7,997 km | SE (144°) |
| Paris | 8,994 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 8,998 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,648 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 12,253 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,584 km | W (272°) |
Cities near Hongzhou
FAQ
What time is it in Hongzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hongzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hongzhou in?
Hongzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hongzhou observe daylight saving time?
Hongzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hongzhou today?
Hongzhou sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hongzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Hongzhou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hongzhou?
The antipode of Hongzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.13° S, 70.59° W. It falls on land, near Chañaral, Chile, about 24 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hongzhou?
Hongzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hongzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hongzhou, clocks run about 27 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.