Right now, local time in Chongqing is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chongqing ranks #2 worldwide by population and #2 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 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 15m (winter) – 14h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chongqing — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chongqing through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 29.56° S, 73.44° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 208 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 Chongqing today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:39
- Asr
- 15:47
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 279.1° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Chongqing — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chongqing sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 08m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Chongqing's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,107 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,273 km off. Its position on the globe is 29.56° N, 106.56° 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 Chongqing
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chongqing local time:
Cities sharing Chongqing's time zone
Distances from Chongqing
| Hong Kong | 1,107 km | SE (135°) |
| Singapore | 3,150 km | S (186°) |
| Tokyo | 3,161 km | ENE (69°) |
| Mumbai | 3,595 km | WSW (259°) |
| Dubai | 5,042 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,036 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,471 km | SE (143°) |
| Paris | 8,522 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,524 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,520 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,939 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 17,273 km | W (278°) |
Cities near Chongqing
- Nanping4 km · 04:34
- Cuntan5 km · 04:34
- Yangjiaping8 km · 04:34
- Yuanyang12 km · 04:34
- Xinshancun11 km · 04:34
- Cuiyun15 km · 04:34
- Lijia15 km · 04:34
- Huixing15 km · 04:34
FAQ
What time is it in Chongqing right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chongqing (China), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chongqing in?
Chongqing runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Chongqing observe daylight saving time?
Chongqing does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chongqing today?
Chongqing sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chongqing tonight?
The moon phase over Chongqing tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chongqing?
The antipode of Chongqing — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 29.56° S, 73.44° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 208 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chongqing?
Chongqing lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chongqing?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chongqing, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.