Right now, local time in Laocheng is 16:47 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Laocheng 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 14m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 10h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Laocheng — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Laocheng through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.68° S, 67.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Real del Padre, Argentina, about 27 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:47 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Mendoza)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Laocheng today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Laocheng — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Laocheng sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Laocheng's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,385 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,644 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.68° N, 112.47° 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 | 01:47 | −15h |
| Chicago | 02:47 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 05:47 | −11h |
| London | 08:47 | −8h |
| Paris | 09:47 | −7h |
| Moscow | 11:47 | −5h |
| Dubai | 12:47 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 14:17 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:47 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 16:47 | same time |
| Tokyo | 17:47 | +1h |
| Sydney | 19:47 | +3h |
Best time to call Laocheng
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Laocheng local time:
Cities sharing Laocheng's time zone
Distances from Laocheng
| Hong Kong | 1,385 km | S (173°) |
| Tokyo | 2,469 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 3,814 km | SSW (195°) |
| Mumbai | 4,263 km | WSW (256°) |
| Dubai | 5,533 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 5,976 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,406 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 8,447 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,624 km | SSE (148°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,728 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 11,258 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 17,644 km | WNW (296°) |
Cities near Laocheng
FAQ
What time is it in Laocheng right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Laocheng (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Laocheng in?
Laocheng runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Laocheng observe daylight saving time?
Laocheng does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Laocheng today?
Laocheng sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 10h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Laocheng tonight?
The moon phase over Laocheng tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Laocheng?
The antipode of Laocheng — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.68° S, 67.53° W. It falls on land, near Real del Padre, Argentina, about 27 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Laocheng?
Laocheng lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Laocheng?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Laocheng, clocks run about 14 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.