China
Time now in Hongkou
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 07:40Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
07:40
Day length
13h 05m
Coordinates
31.11, 103.65
Time difference from Hongkou
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Hongkou right now.
Hongkou on the map
About the time in Hongkou
Hongkou follows the civil time used across its region of China; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Hongkou runs on Asia/Shanghai, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Hongkou day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 01:00–09:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Hongkou
- Does Hongkou change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Hongkou keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Hongkou today?
- Sunrise is at 06:35 and sunset at 07:40, giving 13h 05m of daylight.
- What time is it in Hongkou right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hongkou, updating every second from Asia/Shanghai (UTC +8).
- Which time zone is Hongkou in?
- Hongkou uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC +8.
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