Right now, local time in Xinhua is 23:44 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Xinhua ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #3373 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 42m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 11h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:42
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Xinhua — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Xinhua through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.64° S, 74.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mejillones, Chile, about 403 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:44 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Xinhua today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:47
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:42
- Asr
- 15:54
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 282.1° from north (WNW (282°))
Full prayer timetable for Xinhua — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Xinhua sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Xinhua's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 884 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,195 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.64° N, 105.65° 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 | 07:44 | −16h |
| Chicago | 09:44 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 12:44 | −11h |
| London | 15:44 | −8h |
| Paris | 16:44 | −7h |
| Moscow | 18:44 | −5h |
| Dubai | 19:44 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 21:14 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:44 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 23:44 | same time |
| Tokyo | 00:44 | +1h |
| Sydney | 02:44 | +3h |
Best time to call Xinhua
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Xinhua local time:
Cities sharing Xinhua's time zone
Distances from Xinhua
| Hong Kong | 884 km | E (98°) |
| Singapore | 2,487 km | S (185°) |
| Mumbai | 3,428 km | W (268°) |
| Tokyo | 3,529 km | ENE (60°) |
| Dubai | 5,070 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 6,491 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 8,006 km | SE (141°) |
| Paris | 8,962 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 8,991 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,099 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 12,602 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,195 km | W (265°) |
Cities near Xinhua
- Napo Chengxiangzhen23 km · 23:44
- Lũng Cú47 km · 22:44
- Thị Trấn Đồng Văn50 km · 22:44
- Thị Trấn Mèo Vạc59 km · 22:44
- Sà Phìn59 km · 22:44
- Thị Trấn Phố Bảng64 km · 22:44
- Thị Trấn Bảo Lạc77 km · 22:44
- Liancheng74 km · 23:44
FAQ
What time is it in Xinhua right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Xinhua (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Xinhua in?
Xinhua runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Xinhua observe daylight saving time?
Xinhua does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Xinhua today?
Xinhua sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 11h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Xinhua tonight?
The moon phase over Xinhua tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Xinhua?
The antipode of Xinhua — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.64° S, 74.35° W. It falls on land, near Mejillones, Chile, about 403 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Xinhua?
Xinhua lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Xinhua?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Xinhua, clocks run about 42 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.