Current time in Chongqing, China
China Standard Time
UTC+08:00- Time zone
- China Standard Time · Asia/Shanghai
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+8 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- China · 29.56° N, 106.56° E
- Population
- 7,457,599
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Chongqing at about 12:54 standard time: the clock runs about 54 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:37 and 13:08 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:58 | 19:04 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:54 | 19:56 | 14h 03m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:42 | 18:49 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:44 | 17:59 | 10h 15m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:45–18:42 (11 h 57 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.