Right now, local time in Wuhan is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wuhan ranks #12 worldwide by population and #8 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Day length
- 11h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 10h 10m (winter) – 14h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wuhan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wuhan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.58° S, 65.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Castro Barros, Argentina, about 1 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/La_Rioja)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wuhan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:15
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 281.8° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Wuhan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wuhan sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Wuhan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 919 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,972 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.58° N, 114.27° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Wuhan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wuhan local time:
Cities sharing Wuhan's time zone
Distances from Wuhan
| Hong Kong | 919 km | S (181°) |
| Tokyo | 2,427 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,432 km | SSW (201°) |
| Mumbai | 4,346 km | W (263°) |
| Dubai | 5,759 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 6,430 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,148 km | SSE (149°) |
| London | 8,874 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 8,908 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,962 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 11,651 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,972 km | WNW (288°) |
Cities near Wuhan
- Jiang’an Qu5 km · 04:34
- Wuchang6 km · 04:34
- Pánlóngchéng Jīngjì Kāifāqū12 km · 04:34
- Wujiashan13 km · 04:34
- Caidian22 km · 04:34
- Zhifang26 km · 04:34
- Qianquan34 km · 04:34
- Huangpi35 km · 04:34
FAQ
What time is it in Wuhan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wuhan (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Wuhan in?
Wuhan runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Wuhan observe daylight saving time?
Wuhan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wuhan today?
Wuhan sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 17:40 today, giving 11h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wuhan tonight?
The moon phase over Wuhan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wuhan?
The antipode of Wuhan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.58° S, 65.73° W. It falls on land, near Castro Barros, Argentina, about 1 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wuhan?
Wuhan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wuhan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wuhan, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.