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Chongqing

UTC+8

China · CST

Summer
08:43:15Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:54↓ 20:0024:00
Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
20:00
Daylight
14.1hrs
Population
32.0M
Season
Summer
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

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

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?

A Train That Goes Through a Building

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

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Working Hours

4h overlap
ChongqingUTC+8
06121824
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