Right now, local time in Chita is 21:29 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chita ranks #1736 worldwide by population and #52 in Russia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Chita GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 70m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 13:10
- Daylight range
- 7h 44m (winter) – 16h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chita — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.0431° N, 113.4917° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 349,005 · #1736 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chita through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.04° S, 66.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Río Grande, Argentina, about 210 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:29 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Ushuaia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chita today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:27
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Dhuhr
- 13:11
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:45
- Qibla direction
- 271.2° from north (W (271°))
Full prayer timetable for Chita — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chita sits in the Asia/Chita time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Chita's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 2,751 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,424 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.04° N, 113.49° 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 | 04:29 | −17h |
| Chicago | 06:29 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 09:29 | −12h |
| London | 12:29 | −9h |
| Paris | 13:29 | −8h |
| Moscow | 15:29 | −6h |
| Dubai | 16:29 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 17:59 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:29 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 20:29 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 21:29 | same time |
| Sydney | 23:29 | +2h |
Best time to call Chita
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chita local time:
Cities sharing Chita's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow15:29
- Saint Petersburg15:29
- Novosibirsk19:29
- Yekaterinburg17:29
- Nizhniy Novgorod15:29
- Kazan15:29
- Chelyabinsk17:29
- Omsk18:29
- Samara16:29
- Rostov-on-Don15:29
- Ufa17:29
- Krasnoyarsk19:29
Distances from Chita
| Tokyo | 2,751 km | ESE (121°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,306 km | S (179°) |
| Moscow | 4,735 km | NW (306°) |
| Mumbai | 5,083 km | WSW (239°) |
| Dubai | 5,668 km | W (262°) |
| Singapore | 5,708 km | SSW (192°) |
| London | 6,935 km | NW (320°) |
| Paris | 7,049 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,204 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 9,375 km | NNE (16°) |
| Sydney | 10,233 km | SSE (149°) |
| São Paulo | 16,424 km | NW (324°) |
Cities near Chita
- Smolenka11 km · 21:29
- Atamanovka16 km · 21:29
- Domna29 km · 21:29
- Novokruchininskiy37 km · 21:29
- Makkaveyevo45 km · 21:29
- Darasun54 km · 21:29
- Drovyanaya60 km · 21:29
- Gornyi63 km · 21:29
FAQ
What time is it in Chita right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chita (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chita in?
Chita runs on the Asia/Chita IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Chita observe daylight saving time?
Chita does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chita today?
Chita sees sunrise at 08:22 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chita tonight?
The moon phase over Chita tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chita?
The antipode of Chita — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.04° S, 66.51° W. It falls on land, near Río Grande, Argentina, about 210 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chita?
Chita lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chita?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chita, clocks run about 70 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.