Right now, local time in Chongming is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chongming ranks #921 worldwide by population and #274 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 22m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 11h 03m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 05m (winter) – 14h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chongming — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 31.6185° N, 121.6962° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Population
- 637,921 · #921 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chongming through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.62° S, 58.30° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General Campos, Argentina, about 14 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Argentina/Cordoba)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chongming today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:08
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 284.7° from north (WNW (285°))
Full prayer timetable for Chongming — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chongming sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Chongming's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,274 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,558 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.62° N, 121.70° 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 Chongming
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chongming local time:
Cities sharing Chongming's time zone
Distances from Chongming
| Hong Kong | 1,274 km | SW (218°) |
| Tokyo | 1,723 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,854 km | SSW (213°) |
| Mumbai | 5,061 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 6,433 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 6,797 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 7,911 km | SSE (154°) |
| London | 9,171 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 9,240 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,389 km | NE (46°) |
| Chicago | 11,309 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 18,558 km | NW (305°) |
Cities near Chongming
FAQ
What time is it in Chongming right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chongming (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chongming in?
Chongming runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Chongming observe daylight saving time?
Chongming does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chongming today?
Chongming sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 11h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chongming tonight?
The moon phase over Chongming tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chongming?
The antipode of Chongming — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.62° S, 58.30° W. It falls on land, near General Campos, Argentina, about 14 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chongming?
Chongming lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chongming?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chongming, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.