Right now, local time in Houyu is 17:56 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Houyu ranks #67614 worldwide by population and #2856 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 14m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 11h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:46
- Daylight range
- 10h 30m (winter) – 13h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 51% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Houyu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Houyu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.06° S, 60.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Juan José Castelli, Argentina, about 20 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:56 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Houyu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:33
- Qibla direction
- 285.6° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Houyu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Houyu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 09m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Houyu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 685 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,592 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.06° N, 119.54° 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 | 01:56 | −16h |
| Chicago | 03:56 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 06:56 | −11h |
| London | 09:56 | −8h |
| Paris | 10:56 | −7h |
| Moscow | 12:56 | −5h |
| Dubai | 13:56 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 15:26 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:56 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 17:56 | same time |
| Tokyo | 18:56 | +1h |
| Sydney | 20:56 | +3h |
Best time to call Houyu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Houyu local time:
Cities sharing Houyu's time zone
Distances from Houyu
| Hong Kong | 685 km | SW (234°) |
| Tokyo | 2,195 km | NE (56°) |
| Singapore | 3,221 km | SW (214°) |
| Mumbai | 4,832 km | W (271°) |
| Dubai | 6,369 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,146 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,455 km | SSE (152°) |
| London | 9,580 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 9,620 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,973 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 11,961 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 18,592 km | W (278°) |
Cities near Houyu
FAQ
What time is it in Houyu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Houyu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Houyu in?
Houyu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Houyu observe daylight saving time?
Houyu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Houyu today?
Houyu sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 11h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Houyu tonight?
The moon phase over Houyu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Houyu?
The antipode of Houyu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.06° S, 60.46° W. It falls on land, near Juan José Castelli, Argentina, about 20 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Houyu?
Houyu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Houyu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Houyu, clocks run about 14 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.