Time now in Puxi, China 🇨🇳
04:34:52
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Right now, local time in Puxi is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Puxi ranks #53 worldwide by population and #24 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 21m ahead of the sun
ISO week
Week 44

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
17:11
Day length
11h 04m
Solar noon
11:39
Daylight range
10h 07m (winter) – 14h 11m (summer)
Moon phase
🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated

Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Puxi — golden hour, twilight and month view →

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
31.2441° N, 121.4659° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Shanghai
Country
🇨🇳 China
Population
6,683,712 · #53 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

Dig straight down from Puxi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.

Antipode coordinates
31.24° S, 58.53° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Land — nearest tracked city is General Campos, Argentina, about 33 km away
Local time at the antipode
17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Puxi today MWL

Fajr
04:45
Sunrise
06:06
Dhuhr
11:39
Asr
14:46
Maghrib
17:09
Isha
18:26
Qibla direction
284.7° from north (WNW (285°))

Full prayer timetable for Puxi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →

Puxi sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.

Puxi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,228 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,563 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.24° N, 121.47° 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 Angeles13:34−15h
Chicago15:34−13h
São Paulo17:34−11h
London20:34−8h
Paris21:34−7h
Moscow23:34−5h
Dubai00:34−4h
Mumbai02:04−2h 30m
Singapore04:34same time
Hong Kong04:34same time
Tokyo05:34+1h
Sydney07:34+3h

Best time to call Puxi

Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Puxi local time:

Cities sharing Puxi's time zone

Other cities in China

Distances from Puxi

Hong Kong1,228 kmSW (218°)
Tokyo1,758 kmENE (69°)
Singapore3,807 kmSSW (213°)
Mumbai5,036 kmW (266°)
Dubai6,420 kmWNW (282°)
Moscow6,815 kmNW (320°)
Sydney7,883 kmSSE (154°)
London9,195 kmNNW (328°)
Paris9,261 kmNW (325°)
Los Angeles10,434 kmNE (46°)
Chicago11,355 kmNNE (22°)
São Paulo18,563 kmWNW (303°)

Cities near Puxi

FAQ

What time is it in Puxi right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Puxi (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.

What time zone is Puxi in?

Puxi runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.

Does Puxi observe daylight saving time?

Puxi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Puxi today?

Puxi sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 17:11 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Puxi tonight?

The moon phase over Puxi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.

What is the antipode of Puxi?

The antipode of Puxi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.24° S, 58.53° W. It falls on land, near General Campos, Argentina, about 33 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Puxi?

Puxi lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Puxi?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Puxi, clocks run about 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.