Right now, local time in Tongzhou is 21:05 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tongzhou ranks #3757 worldwide by population and #520 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 10h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 9h 20m (winter) – 15h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tongzhou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tongzhou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.90° S, 63.34° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villalonga, Argentina, about 61 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:05 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tongzhou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:09
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 14:49
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 279.0° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Tongzhou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tongzhou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Tongzhou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,969 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,615 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.90° N, 116.66° 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 | 06:05 | −15h |
| Chicago | 08:05 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 10:05 | −11h |
| London | 13:05 | −8h |
| Paris | 14:05 | −7h |
| Moscow | 16:05 | −5h |
| Dubai | 17:05 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:35 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:05 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 21:05 | same time |
| Tokyo | 22:05 | +1h |
| Sydney | 00:05 | +3h |
Best time to call Tongzhou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tongzhou local time:
Cities sharing Tongzhou's time zone
Distances from Tongzhou
| Hong Kong | 1,969 km | S (188°) |
| Tokyo | 2,071 km | E (96°) |
| Singapore | 4,479 km | SSW (200°) |
| Mumbai | 4,771 km | WSW (254°) |
| Moscow | 5,809 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 5,858 km | W (274°) |
| London | 8,154 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 8,230 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,938 km | SSE (151°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,047 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 10,597 km | NNE (18°) |
| São Paulo | 17,615 km | NW (314°) |
Cities near Tongzhou
FAQ
What time is it in Tongzhou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tongzhou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tongzhou in?
Tongzhou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Tongzhou observe daylight saving time?
Tongzhou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tongzhou today?
Tongzhou sees sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 10h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tongzhou tonight?
The moon phase over Tongzhou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tongzhou?
The antipode of Tongzhou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.90° S, 63.34° W. It falls on land, near Villalonga, Argentina, about 61 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tongzhou?
Tongzhou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tongzhou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tongzhou, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.