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TheTime Mag

Time in Chongqing

The exact local hour in Chongqing, China — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

12:37:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone Asia/Shanghai Offset UTC+8 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Chongqing sits at 29.4316° N, 106.9123° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn05:48First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise06:13 (6:13 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon12:50Sun at its highest point
Sunset19:28 (7:28 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk19:53Last usable light
Day length13h 14mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Chongqing is in the Asia/Shanghai zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+8.

Chongqing does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+8 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Chongqing compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Chongqing, with the great-circle distance from Chongqing for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −7h 8,557 km · 5,317 mi
New York 00:37 −12h 12,215 km · 7,590 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +1h 3,131 km · 1,946 mi
Dubai 08:37 −4h 5,083 km · 3,158 mi
Sydney 14:37 +2h 8,439 km · 5,244 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −15h 11,510 km · 7,152 mi

About Chongqing

CountryChina
Population17,343,000
Latitude / Longitude29.4316, 106.9123
IANA time zoneAsia/Shanghai
UTC offsetUTC+8
Country calling code+86
CurrencyCNY

Other cities in Asia/Shanghai

These cities share Chongqing's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from Chongqing

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Chongqing on the world clock.