Right now, local time in Houxi is 17:17 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Houxi ranks #42129 worldwide by population and #2335 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
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 11h 02m
- Solar noon
- 12:28
- Daylight range
- 10h 18m (winter) – 13h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Houxi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Houxi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.89° S, 70.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Vallenar, Chile, about 37 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:17 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Houxi today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:28
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 280.5° from north (W (280°))
Full prayer timetable for Houxi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Houxi sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Houxi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 888 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,530 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.89° N, 109.13° 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 | 01:17 | −16h |
| Chicago | 03:17 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 06:17 | −11h |
| London | 09:17 | −8h |
| Paris | 10:17 | −7h |
| Moscow | 12:17 | −5h |
| Dubai | 13:17 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 14:47 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:17 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 17:17 | same time |
| Tokyo | 18:17 | +1h |
| Sydney | 20:17 | +3h |
Best time to call Houxi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Houxi local time:
Cities sharing Houxi's time zone
Distances from Houxi
| Hong Kong | 888 km | SE (144°) |
| Tokyo | 2,957 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 3,114 km | SSW (191°) |
| Mumbai | 3,828 km | W (262°) |
| Dubai | 5,300 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 6,254 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,264 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 8,735 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,740 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,426 km | NE (39°) |
| Chicago | 11,960 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 17,530 km | W (278°) |
Cities near Houxi
FAQ
What time is it in Houxi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Houxi (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Houxi in?
Houxi runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Houxi observe daylight saving time?
Houxi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Houxi today?
Houxi sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 11h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Houxi tonight?
The moon phase over Houxi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Houxi?
The antipode of Houxi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.89° S, 70.87° W. It falls on land, near Vallenar, Chile, about 37 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Houxi?
Houxi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Houxi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Houxi, clocks run about 28 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.