Right now, local time in Qiaotou is 02:53 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qiaotou ranks #5448 worldwide by population and #645 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 58m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 10h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
- Daylight range
- 9h 37m (winter) – 14h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qiaotou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qiaotou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.94° S, 78.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lebu, Chile, about 420 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:53 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Qiaotou today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:11
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:58
- Asr
- 15:52
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:37
- Qibla direction
- 272.0° from north (W (272°))
Full prayer timetable for Qiaotou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qiaotou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Qiaotou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 2,021 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,648 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.94° N, 101.67° 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 | 10:53 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:53 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:53 | −11h |
| London | 18:53 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:53 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:53 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:53 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 00:23 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:53 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:53 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:53 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:53 | +3h |
Best time to call Qiaotou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qiaotou local time:
Cities sharing Qiaotou's time zone
Distances from Qiaotou
| Hong Kong | 2,021 km | SE (140°) |
| Tokyo | 3,386 km | E (81°) |
| Mumbai | 3,437 km | WSW (242°) |
| Singapore | 3,963 km | S (176°) |
| Dubai | 4,554 km | W (267°) |
| Moscow | 5,125 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,603 km | NW (319°) |
| Paris | 7,611 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 9,396 km | SE (141°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,106 km | NNE (33°) |
| Chicago | 11,200 km | N (7°) |
| São Paulo | 16,648 km | WNW (287°) |
Cities near Qiaotou
FAQ
What time is it in Qiaotou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qiaotou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Qiaotou in?
Qiaotou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Qiaotou observe daylight saving time?
Qiaotou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qiaotou today?
Qiaotou sees sunrise at 07:39 and sunset at 18:16 today, giving 10h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qiaotou tonight?
The moon phase over Qiaotou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qiaotou?
The antipode of Qiaotou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.94° S, 78.33° W. It falls on land, near Lebu, Chile, about 420 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qiaotou?
Qiaotou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qiaotou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qiaotou, clocks run about 58 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.