Right now, local time in Pailou is 00:04 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Pailou ranks #5961 worldwide by population and #689 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 10h 09m (winter) – 14h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Pailou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Pailou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.80° S, 71.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Punitaqui, Chile, about 34 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:04 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Pailou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:41
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:34
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Pailou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Pailou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Pailou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,104 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,422 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.80° N, 108.39° 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 | 08:04 | −16h |
| Chicago | 10:04 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 13:04 | −11h |
| London | 16:04 | −8h |
| Paris | 17:04 | −7h |
| Moscow | 19:04 | −5h |
| Dubai | 20:04 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:34 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:04 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 00:04 | same time |
| Tokyo | 01:04 | +1h |
| Sydney | 03:04 | +3h |
Best time to call Pailou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Pailou local time:
Cities sharing Pailou's time zone
Distances from Pailou
| Hong Kong | 1,104 km | SSE (147°) |
| Tokyo | 2,949 km | ENE (71°) |
| Singapore | 3,309 km | S (189°) |
| Mumbai | 3,795 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,199 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,046 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,478 km | SE (144°) |
| London | 8,523 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,532 km | NW (319°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,304 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,769 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,422 km | WNW (282°) |
Cities near Pailou
- Jiuchi1 km · 00:04
- Wanxian2 km · 00:04
- Chenjiaba3 km · 00:04
- Zhonggulou3 km · 00:04
- Wanzhou4 km · 00:04
- Taibai4 km · 00:04
- Shuanghekou5 km · 00:04
- Shahe5 km · 00:04
FAQ
What time is it in Pailou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Pailou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Pailou in?
Pailou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Pailou observe daylight saving time?
Pailou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pailou today?
Pailou sees sunrise at 07:02 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Pailou tonight?
The moon phase over Pailou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Pailou?
The antipode of Pailou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.80° S, 71.61° W. It falls on land, near Punitaqui, Chile, about 34 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Pailou?
Pailou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Pailou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Pailou, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.