What time is it in Gulou, Shanghai, China
What follows is the current local time in Gulou, Shanghai, China, in the Asia/Shanghai zone (+8).
Gulou, China
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Shanghai
Local time in Gulou
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gulou, Shanghai.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:13 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 5:06 PM Daylight 10 h 53 min Night 13 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:48 AM – 5:31 PM
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Gulou and its neighbours
Largest cities in Shanghai
- Shanghai 24 874 500
- Puxi 6 683 712
- Pudong 5 681 512
- Minhang 2 716 600
- Baoshan 2 265 900
- Songjiang 1 973 500
Other places named Gulou
- Gulou Chongqing, China
- Gulou Zhejiang, China
- Gulou Zhejiang, China
- Gulou Jiangxi, China
- Gulou Taiwan, Taiwan
Same time zone — Asia/Shanghai
Nearby places
- Wujiaxiang — 4.3 km
- Fenghuangshan — 5.6 km
- Fangjiayao — 5.9 km
- Chenshan — 8.0 km
- Guangfulin — 8.5 km
- Chenfangqiao — 8.7 km
Gulou: clock, sun and surroundings
Gulou uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone with a UTC+8 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Today Gulou gets sunrise at 6:13 AM and sunset at 5:06 PM. That leaves 10 h 53 min of daylight.
Gulou shares its time with neighbouring Wujiaxiang and Fenghuangshan.
Questions and answers
- Should Asia/Shanghai be used as the time zone for Gulou?
- Yes, Gulou uses Asia/Shanghai, whose offset is +8.
- Is summer time in effect in Gulou at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Gulou: No.
- When does the sun appear in Gulou?
- It appears at 6:13 AM.