Right now, local time in Zhakou is 09:11 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhakou ranks #18836 worldwide by population and #1596 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 10h 48m (winter) – 13h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhakou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhakou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.71° S, 70.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tocopilla, Chile, about 55 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:11 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhakou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 18:05
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 284.1° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhakou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhakou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhakou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 489 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,557 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.71° N, 109.48° 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 | 17:11 | −16h |
| Chicago | 19:11 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 22:11 | −11h |
| London | 01:11 | −8h |
| Paris | 02:11 | −7h |
| Moscow | 04:11 | −5h |
| Dubai | 05:11 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 06:41 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:11 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 09:11 | same time |
| Tokyo | 10:11 | +1h |
| Sydney | 12:11 | +3h |
Best time to call Zhakou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhakou local time:
Cities sharing Zhakou's time zone
Distances from Zhakou
| Hong Kong | 489 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 2,345 km | SSW (196°) |
| Tokyo | 3,313 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 3,820 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 5,503 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,901 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,596 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 9,379 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 9,398 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,021 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 12,729 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 17,557 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Zhakou
FAQ
What time is it in Zhakou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhakou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Zhakou in?
Zhakou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhakou observe daylight saving time?
Zhakou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhakou today?
Zhakou sees sunrise at 06:47 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhakou tonight?
The moon phase over Zhakou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhakou?
The antipode of Zhakou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.71° S, 70.52° W. It falls on land, near Tocopilla, Chile, about 55 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhakou?
Zhakou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhakou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhakou, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.