Right now, local time in Zhaoqing is 04:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhaoqing ranks #310 worldwide by population and #104 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 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 10h 43m (winter) – 13h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhaoqing — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhaoqing through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.05° S, 67.54° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, about 69 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:31 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhaoqing today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:15
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 284.4° from north (WNW (284°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhaoqing — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhaoqing sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 23m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhaoqing's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 193 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,881 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.05° N, 112.46° 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 | 13:31 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −11h |
| London | 20:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Zhaoqing
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhaoqing local time:
Cities sharing Zhaoqing's time zone
Distances from Zhaoqing
| Hong Kong | 193 km | ESE (114°) |
| Singapore | 2,587 km | SSW (202°) |
| Tokyo | 2,975 km | NE (56°) |
| Mumbai | 4,122 km | W (271°) |
| Dubai | 5,760 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 6,969 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,540 km | SE (146°) |
| Paris | 9,454 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 9,456 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,707 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 12,505 km | NNE (16°) |
| São Paulo | 17,881 km | W (264°) |
Cities near Zhaoqing
FAQ
What time is it in Zhaoqing right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhaoqing (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zhaoqing in?
Zhaoqing runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhaoqing observe daylight saving time?
Zhaoqing does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhaoqing today?
Zhaoqing sees sunrise at 06:33 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhaoqing tonight?
The moon phase over Zhaoqing tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhaoqing?
The antipode of Zhaoqing — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.05° S, 67.54° W. It falls on land, near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, about 69 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhaoqing?
Zhaoqing lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhaoqing?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhaoqing, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.