Right now, local time in Hukou is 09:16 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hukou ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 11h 03m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 10h 14m (winter) – 14h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hukou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hukou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.74° S, 63.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa de María, Argentina, about 19 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:16 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hukou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:46
- Qibla direction
- 283.0° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Hukou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hukou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Hukou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 850 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,180 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.74° N, 116.22° 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 | 18:16 | −15h |
| Chicago | 20:16 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 22:16 | −11h |
| London | 01:16 | −8h |
| Paris | 02:16 | −7h |
| Moscow | 04:16 | −5h |
| Dubai | 05:16 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 06:46 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:16 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 09:16 | same time |
| Tokyo | 10:16 | +1h |
| Sydney | 12:16 | +3h |
Best time to call Hukou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hukou local time:
Cities sharing Hukou's time zone
Distances from Hukou
| Hong Kong | 850 km | SSW (194°) |
| Tokyo | 2,286 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 3,419 km | SSW (205°) |
| Mumbai | 4,523 km | W (265°) |
| Dubai | 5,961 km | W (281°) |
| Moscow | 6,623 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 7,972 km | SSE (150°) |
| London | 9,058 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 9,097 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,905 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 11,684 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 18,180 km | WNW (288°) |
Cities near Hukou
FAQ
What time is it in Hukou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hukou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hukou in?
Hukou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Hukou observe daylight saving time?
Hukou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hukou today?
Hukou sees sunrise at 06:28 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 11h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hukou tonight?
The moon phase over Hukou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hukou?
The antipode of Hukou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.74° S, 63.78° W. It falls on land, near Villa de María, Argentina, about 19 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hukou?
Hukou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hukou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hukou, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.