Right now, local time in Zhonggulou is 22:01 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhonggulou ranks #7307 worldwide by population and #803 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 10h 09m (winter) – 14h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhonggulou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhonggulou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.82° S, 71.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Punitaqui, Chile, about 34 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:01 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhonggulou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhonggulou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhonggulou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhonggulou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,106 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,422 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.82° N, 108.38° 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 | 06:01 | −16h |
| Chicago | 08:01 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 11:01 | −11h |
| London | 14:01 | −8h |
| Paris | 15:01 | −7h |
| Moscow | 17:01 | −5h |
| Dubai | 18:01 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 19:31 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:01 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 22:01 | same time |
| Tokyo | 23:01 | +1h |
| Sydney | 01:01 | +3h |
Best time to call Zhonggulou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhonggulou local time:
Cities sharing Zhonggulou's time zone
Distances from Zhonggulou
| Hong Kong | 1,106 km | SSE (147°) |
| Tokyo | 2,948 km | ENE (71°) |
| Singapore | 3,313 km | S (189°) |
| Mumbai | 3,795 km | WSW (258°) |
| Dubai | 5,199 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,044 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,481 km | SE (144°) |
| London | 8,520 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 8,530 km | NW (319°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,302 km | NE (38°) |
| Chicago | 11,766 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,422 km | WNW (282°) |
Cities near Zhonggulou
FAQ
What time is it in Zhonggulou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhonggulou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Zhonggulou in?
Zhonggulou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhonggulou observe daylight saving time?
Zhonggulou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhonggulou today?
Zhonggulou sees sunrise at 07:02 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhonggulou tonight?
The moon phase over Zhonggulou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhonggulou?
The antipode of Zhonggulou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.82° S, 71.62° W. It falls on land, near Punitaqui, Chile, about 34 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhonggulou?
Zhonggulou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhonggulou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhonggulou, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.