Right now, local time in Chester-le-Street is 21:50 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chester-le-Street ranks #16209 worldwide by population and #352 in United Kingdom.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/London GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Day length
- 9h 18m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 7h 12m (winter) – 17h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chester-le-Street — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 54.8586° N, 1.5741° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- England
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Population
- 36,917 · #16209 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chester-le-Street through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 54.86° S, 178.43° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, 1,142 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chester-le-Street today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 13:59
- Maghrib
- 16:27
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 120.4° from north (ESE (120°))
Full prayer timetable for Chester-le-Street — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chester-le-Street sits in the Europe/London time zone, UTC+00:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4644 cities we cover in United Kingdom.
Chester-le-Street's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 385 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,872 km off. Its position on the globe is 54.86° N, 1.57° W, 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 | 13:50 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:50 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 18:50 | −3h |
| London | 21:50 | same time |
| Paris | 22:50 | +1h |
| Moscow | 00:50 | +3h |
| Dubai | 01:50 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 03:20 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:50 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 05:50 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 06:50 | +9h |
| Sydney | 08:50 | +11h |
Best time to call Chester-le-Street
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chester-le-Street local time:
Cities sharing Chester-le-Street's time zone
Distances from Chester-le-Street
| London | 385 km | SSE (165°) |
| Paris | 719 km | SSE (156°) |
| Moscow | 2,449 km | ENE (71°) |
| Dubai | 5,637 km | ESE (102°) |
| Chicago | 6,102 km | WNW (295°) |
| Mumbai | 7,298 km | E (91°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,438 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 9,290 km | NNE (31°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,502 km | ENE (57°) |
| São Paulo | 9,714 km | SW (221°) |
| Singapore | 10,861 km | ENE (77°) |
| Sydney | 16,872 km | NE (53°) |
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- West Rainton7 km · 21:50
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FAQ
What time is it in Chester-le-Street right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chester-le-Street (United Kingdom), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chester-le-Street in?
Chester-le-Street runs on the Europe/London IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Chester-le-Street observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chester-le-Street today?
Chester-le-Street sees sunrise at 07:12 and sunset at 16:30 today, giving 9h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chester-le-Street tonight?
The moon phase over Chester-le-Street tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chester-le-Street?
The antipode of Chester-le-Street — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 54.86° S, 178.43° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Portobello, New Zealand, roughly 1,142 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chester-le-Street?
Chester-le-Street lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chester-le-Street?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chester-le-Street, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.