Right now, local time in Ürümqi is 22:42 (GMT+6, UTC+06:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ürümqi ranks #93 worldwide by population and #41 in China.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi GMT+6
- UTC offset
- UTC+06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Day length
- 10h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 8h 54m (winter) – 15h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 59% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ürümqi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ürümqi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.80° S, 92.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Chonchi, Chile, 1,512 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ürümqi today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 256.2° from north (WSW (256°))
Full prayer timetable for Ürümqi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ürümqi sits in the Asia/Urumqi time zone, UTC+06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Ürümqi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 3,079 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,297 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.80° N, 87.60° 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 | 08:42 | −14h |
| Chicago | 10:42 | −12h |
| São Paulo | 13:42 | −9h |
| London | 16:42 | −6h |
| Paris | 17:42 | −5h |
| Moscow | 19:42 | −3h |
| Dubai | 20:42 | −2h |
| Mumbai | 22:12 | −0h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:42 | +2h |
| Hong Kong | 00:42 | +2h |
| Tokyo | 01:42 | +3h |
| Sydney | 03:42 | +5h |
Best time to call Ürümqi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ürümqi local time:
Cities sharing Ürümqi's time zone
Distances from Ürümqi
| Mumbai | 3,079 km | SSW (211°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,411 km | SE (126°) |
| Dubai | 3,570 km | WSW (245°) |
| Moscow | 3,731 km | NW (309°) |
| Tokyo | 4,468 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 4,985 km | SSE (157°) |
| Paris | 6,216 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 6,224 km | NW (311°) |
| Chicago | 10,476 km | N (356°) |
| Sydney | 10,770 km | SE (131°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,971 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 15,297 km | WNW (283°) |
Cities near Ürümqi
- Yangzi Jianglu3 km · 22:42
- Xingfulu3 km · 22:42
- Beijinglu4 km · 22:42
- Shuimogou6 km · 22:42
- Gumudi18 km · 22:42
- Gumudi18 km · 22:42
- Huoche Xizhan16 km · 22:42
- Changji33 km · 22:42
FAQ
What time is it in Ürümqi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ürümqi (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ürümqi in?
Ürümqi runs on the Asia/Urumqi IANA time zone (UTC+06:00), currently abbreviated GMT+6.
Does Ürümqi observe daylight saving time?
Ürümqi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ürümqi today?
Ürümqi sees sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 10h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ürümqi tonight?
The moon phase over Ürümqi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ürümqi?
The antipode of Ürümqi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.80° S, 92.40° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Chonchi, Chile, roughly 1,512 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ürümqi?
Ürümqi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ürümqi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ürümqi, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.