Right now, local time in Quanzhou is 04:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Quanzhou ranks #341 worldwide by population and #111 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 10h 35m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Quanzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Quanzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.91° S, 61.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Laguna Yema, Argentina, about 75 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:31 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Quanzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:28
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 285.6° from north (WNW (286°))
Full prayer timetable for Quanzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Quanzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Quanzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 534 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,509 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.91° N, 118.59° 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 | 13:31 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −11h |
| London | 20:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Quanzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Quanzhou local time:
Cities sharing Quanzhou's time zone
Distances from Quanzhou
| Hong Kong | 534 km | WSW (238°) |
| Tokyo | 2,346 km | NE (54°) |
| Singapore | 3,063 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 4,739 km | W (271°) |
| Dubai | 6,309 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,187 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,390 km | SSE (151°) |
| London | 9,635 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 9,667 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,130 km | NE (45°) |
| Chicago | 12,114 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 18,509 km | W (273°) |
Cities near Quanzhou
FAQ
What time is it in Quanzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Quanzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Quanzhou in?
Quanzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Quanzhou observe daylight saving time?
Quanzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Quanzhou today?
Quanzhou sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 17:29 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Quanzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Quanzhou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Quanzhou?
The antipode of Quanzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.91° S, 61.41° W. It falls on land, near Laguna Yema, Argentina, about 75 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Quanzhou?
Quanzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Quanzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Quanzhou, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.