Right now, local time in Xihu is 22:08 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xihu ranks #15647 worldwide by population and #1467 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 39m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 11h 04m
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Daylight range
- 10h 17m (winter) – 14h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% 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
- 29.10° S, 73.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 239 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:08 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xihu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:46
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:39
- Asr
- 15:46
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:25
- Qibla direction
- 279.3° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Xihu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xihu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xihu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,083 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,263 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.10° N, 106.40° 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 | 07:08 | −15h |
| Chicago | 09:08 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 11:08 | −11h |
| London | 14:08 | −8h |
| Paris | 15:08 | −7h |
| Moscow | 17:08 | −5h |
| Dubai | 18:08 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 19:38 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:08 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 22:08 | same time |
| Tokyo | 23:08 | +1h |
| Sydney | 01:08 | +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 | 1,083 km | SE (132°) |
| Singapore | 3,098 km | S (186°) |
| Tokyo | 3,194 km | ENE (68°) |
| Mumbai | 3,570 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 5,033 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 6,065 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,440 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 8,550 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,555 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,570 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,992 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,263 km | W (277°) |
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 (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Xihu in?
Xihu runs on the Asia/Shanghai 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 07:07 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xihu tonight?
The moon phase over Xihu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xihu?
The antipode of Xihu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.10° S, 73.60° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 239 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 39 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.