Right now, local time in Chongxing is 04:38 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chongxing ranks #37652 worldwide by population and #2223 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 34m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:34
- Daylight range
- 10h 13m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chongxing — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chongxing through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.00° S, 72.49° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Coquimbo, Chile, about 111 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:38 GMT-3 (America/Santiago)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chongxing today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Dhuhr
- 12:35
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:02
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 279.2° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Chongxing — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chongxing sits in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4970 cities we cover in China.
Chongxing's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,081 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,356 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.00° N, 107.51° 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 | 12:38 | −16h |
| Chicago | 14:38 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:38 | −11h |
| London | 20:38 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:38 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:38 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:38 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:08 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:38 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:38 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:38 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:38 | +3h |
Best time to call Chongxing
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chongxing local time:
Cities sharing Chongxing's time zone
Distances from Chongxing
| Hong Kong | 1,081 km | SE (141°) |
| Tokyo | 3,058 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 3,209 km | S (188°) |
| Mumbai | 3,695 km | W (259°) |
| Dubai | 5,127 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 6,059 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 8,455 km | SE (144°) |
| London | 8,542 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 8,545 km | NW (319°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,426 km | NE (37°) |
| Chicago | 11,873 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 17,356 km | W (279°) |
Cities near Chongxing
FAQ
What time is it in Chongxing right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chongxing (China), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chongxing in?
Chongxing runs on the Asia/Shanghai IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Chongxing observe daylight saving time?
Chongxing does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chongxing today?
Chongxing sees sunrise at 07:06 and sunset at 18:03 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chongxing tonight?
The moon phase over Chongxing tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chongxing?
The antipode of Chongxing — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.00° S, 72.49° W. It falls on land, near Coquimbo, Chile, about 111 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chongxing?
Chongxing lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chongxing?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chongxing, clocks run about 34 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.