Right now, local time in Zhoukou is 18:25 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Zhoukou ranks #1195 worldwide by population and #319 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 9h 55m (winter) – 14h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 72% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Zhoukou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Zhoukou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.63° S, 65.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Villa Mercedes, Argentina, about 10 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:25 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/San_Luis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Zhoukou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 17:31
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 280.7° from north (W (281°))
Full prayer timetable for Zhoukou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Zhoukou sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Zhoukou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,259 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,875 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.63° N, 114.63° 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 | 03:25 | −15h |
| Chicago | 05:25 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 07:25 | −11h |
| London | 10:25 | −8h |
| Paris | 11:25 | −7h |
| Moscow | 13:25 | −5h |
| Dubai | 14:25 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 15:55 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:25 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 18:25 | same time |
| Tokyo | 19:25 | +1h |
| Sydney | 21:25 | +3h |
Best time to call Zhoukou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Zhoukou local time:
Cities sharing Zhoukou's time zone
Distances from Zhoukou
| Hong Kong | 1,259 km | S (182°) |
| Tokyo | 2,297 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 3,762 km | SSW (200°) |
| Mumbai | 4,433 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 5,744 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,196 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 8,421 km | SSE (149°) |
| London | 8,617 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 8,663 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,686 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 11,316 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 17,875 km | WNW (297°) |
Cities near Zhoukou
- Shangshui10 km · 18:25
- Wacheng Neighborhood20 km · 18:25
- Huaiyang26 km · 18:25
- Xiangcheng32 km · 18:25
- Huaidian43 km · 18:25
- Fugou52 km · 18:25
- Taikang Chengguanzhen53 km · 18:25
- Shenqiu49 km · 18:25
FAQ
What time is it in Zhoukou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Zhoukou (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Zhoukou in?
Zhoukou runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Zhoukou observe daylight saving time?
Zhoukou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Zhoukou today?
Zhoukou sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Zhoukou tonight?
The moon phase over Zhoukou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Zhoukou?
The antipode of Zhoukou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.63° S, 65.37° W. It falls on land, near Villa Mercedes, Argentina, about 10 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Zhoukou?
Zhoukou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Zhoukou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Zhoukou, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.