Right now, local time in Suzhou is 04:35 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Suzhou ranks #287 worldwide by population and #96 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 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Day length
- 10h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 9h 55m (winter) – 14h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Suzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Suzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.64° S, 63.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Viamonte, Argentina, about 14 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Suzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:00
- Maghrib
- 17:24
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 281.8° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Suzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Suzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Suzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,288 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,065 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.64° N, 116.98° 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 | 13:35 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −11h |
| London | 20:35 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +3h |
Best time to call Suzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Suzhou local time:
Cities sharing Suzhou's time zone
Distances from Suzhou
| Hong Kong | 1,288 km | SSW (193°) |
| Tokyo | 2,085 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 3,843 km | SSW (204°) |
| Mumbai | 4,647 km | W (261°) |
| Dubai | 5,959 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,340 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,313 km | SSE (151°) |
| London | 8,741 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 8,797 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,539 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 11,250 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 18,065 km | WNW (301°) |
Cities near Suzhou
- Suixi34 km · 04:35
- Huaibei41 km · 04:35
- Duji43 km · 04:35
- Guzhen Chengguanzhen48 km · 04:35
- Longcheng61 km · 04:35
- Mengcheng Chengguanzhen56 km · 04:35
- Lingcheng53 km · 04:35
- Hanwang63 km · 04:35
FAQ
What time is it in Suzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Suzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Suzhou in?
Suzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Suzhou observe daylight saving time?
Suzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Suzhou today?
Suzhou sees sunrise at 06:28 and sunset at 17:26 today, giving 10h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Suzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Suzhou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Suzhou?
The antipode of Suzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.64° S, 63.02° W. It falls on land, near Viamonte, Argentina, about 14 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Suzhou?
Suzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Suzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Suzhou, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.