China · CST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Chongqing, China runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 12-hour difference between Chongqing and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 7-hour difference between Chongqing and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Chongqing lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Chongqing and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Chongqing lines up with 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Chongqing.
Practical Info
Chongqing (China) is home to roughly 32.0M people. Today brings about 14.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 20:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 30° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
China
Capital
Beijing
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
CST · Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
29.56°N, 106.55°E
Currency
CNY (¥)
Calling Code
+86
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Mandarin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Line 2 of the Chongqing monorail passes directly through floors six to eight of a residential tower at Liziba, with a station inside it. The building was designed around the line. Residents report it is quieter than a road.
The clock: Chongqing keeps UTC+8. The municipality covers about 82,000 square kilometres — larger than Austria — and administers over 30 million people.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap