🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
11
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Chongqing: time difference
Chongqing is 3 h behind Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 21:04 9:04 PM Chongqing 18:04 6:04 PM You –:–
21:04 9:04 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
18:04 6:04 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:31
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−3 h
Chongqing is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Chongqing are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Sydney
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇳 Chongqing
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇨🇳 Chongqing |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:04 | 18:04 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:52 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 1,564,449 |
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Sydney and Chongqing: common questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Chongqing?
Chongqing is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Sydney is on UTC+11.
What time is it in Chongqing when it is 9:00 AM in Sydney?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 6:00 AM in Chongqing.
What time is it in Chongqing at the end of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney ends at 6:00 PM; in Chongqing it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Chongqing from Sydney?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Chongqing – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Chongqing?
Until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Chongqing. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Chongqing it is already the next day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Chongqing the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Chongqing will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
