Right now, local time in Xihu is 23:15 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xihu ranks #11476 worldwide by population and #39 in Taiwan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Taipei GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 11h 14m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 10h 39m (winter) – 13h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xihu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xihu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.96° S, 59.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 89 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:15 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xihu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 286.5° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Xihu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xihu sits in the Asia/Taipei time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Taiwan.
Xihu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 670 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,703 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.96° N, 120.48° 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 | 07:15 | −16h |
| Chicago | 09:15 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 12:15 | −11h |
| London | 15:15 | −8h |
| Paris | 16:15 | −7h |
| Moscow | 18:15 | −5h |
| Dubai | 19:15 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 20:45 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:15 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 23:15 | same time |
| Tokyo | 00:15 | +1h |
| Sydney | 02:15 | +3h |
Best time to call Xihu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xihu local time:
Cities sharing Xihu's time zone
Distances from Xihu
| Hong Kong | 670 km | WSW (256°) |
| Tokyo | 2,259 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 3,088 km | SW (218°) |
| Mumbai | 4,935 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 6,522 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,204 km | SSE (152°) |
| Moscow | 7,389 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 9,828 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,865 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,069 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 12,144 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,703 km | W (269°) |
Cities near Xihu
FAQ
What time is it in Xihu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xihu (Taiwan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Xihu in?
Xihu runs on the Asia/Taipei IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xihu observe daylight saving time?
Xihu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xihu today?
Xihu sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 11h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xihu tonight?
The moon phase over Xihu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xihu?
The antipode of Xihu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.96° S, 59.52° W. It falls on land, near Villa General Guemes, Argentina, about 89 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xihu?
Xihu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xihu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xihu, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.