Right now, local time in Houba is 07:47 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Houba ranks #30685 worldwide by population and #2021 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 30m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Daylight range
- 10h 07m (winter) – 14h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Houba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Houba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.21° S, 71.49° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huentelauquén, Chile, about 42 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:47 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Houba today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:41
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:33
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 279.0° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Houba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Houba 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.
Houba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,136 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,424 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.21° N, 108.51° 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 | 15:47 | −16h |
| Chicago | 17:47 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 20:47 | −11h |
| London | 23:47 | −8h |
| Paris | 00:47 | −7h |
| Moscow | 02:47 | −5h |
| Dubai | 03:47 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 05:17 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:47 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 07:47 | same time |
| Tokyo | 08:47 | +1h |
| Sydney | 10:47 | +3h |
Best time to call Houba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Houba local time:
Cities sharing Houba's time zone
Distances from Houba
| Hong Kong | 1,136 km | SSE (149°) |
| Tokyo | 2,923 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 3,356 km | S (189°) |
| Mumbai | 3,816 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,205 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,019 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,493 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,505 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,508 km | SE (145°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,261 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,722 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,424 km | WNW (283°) |
Cities near Houba
FAQ
What time is it in Houba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Houba (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Houba in?
Houba runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Houba observe daylight saving time?
Houba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Houba today?
Houba sees sunrise at 07:03 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Houba tonight?
The moon phase over Houba tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Houba?
The antipode of Houba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.21° S, 71.49° W. It falls on land, near Huentelauquén, Chile, about 42 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Houba?
Houba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Houba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Houba, clocks run about 30 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.