Right now, local time in Chengdu is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chengdu ranks #3 worldwide by population and #3 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 48m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Day length
- 11h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:48
- Daylight range
- 10h 10m (winter) – 14h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chengdu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chengdu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.67° S, 75.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huentelauquén, Chile, about 431 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chengdu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:54
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:49
- Asr
- 15:56
- Maghrib
- 18:20
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 277.3° from north (W (277°))
Full prayer timetable for Chengdu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chengdu sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Chengdu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,367 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,018 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.67° N, 104.07° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Chengdu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chengdu local time:
Cities sharing Chengdu's time zone
Distances from Chengdu
| Hong Kong | 1,367 km | SE (130°) |
| Singapore | 3,260 km | S (181°) |
| Tokyo | 3,343 km | ENE (71°) |
| Mumbai | 3,390 km | WSW (255°) |
| Dubai | 4,790 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 5,787 km | NW (319°) |
| Paris | 8,271 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,279 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,715 km | SE (142°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,561 km | NE (35°) |
| Chicago | 11,860 km | N (9°) |
| São Paulo | 17,018 km | W (278°) |
Cities near Chengdu
FAQ
What time is it in Chengdu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chengdu (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chengdu in?
Chengdu runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Chengdu observe daylight saving time?
Chengdu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chengdu today?
Chengdu sees sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 18:21 today, giving 11h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chengdu tonight?
The moon phase over Chengdu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chengdu?
The antipode of Chengdu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.67° S, 75.93° W. It falls on land, near Huentelauquén, Chile, about 431 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chengdu?
Chengdu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chengdu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chengdu, clocks run about 48 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.