India · IST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Chandigarh, India runs on UTC+5:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9.5-hour difference between Chandigarh 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 4.5-hour difference between Chandigarh and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4.5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:30–18:00 in Chandigarh lines up with 09:00–13:30 in London. There is a 3.5-hour difference between Chandigarh and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5.5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:30 in Chandigarh lines up with 12:30–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Chandigarh.
Practical Info
Chandigarh (India) is home to roughly 1.1M people. Today brings about 14.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, sunset at 19:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 31° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
India
Capital
New Delhi
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
IST · Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
30.73°N, 76.78°E
Currency
INR (₹)
Calling Code
+91
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Hindi, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Chandigarh was planned by Le Corbusier from 1951 after Partition left Punjab without a capital, laid out as numbered sectors each about 800 by 1,200 metres. Its Capitol Complex is on the UNESCO list.
The clock: Chandigarh keeps UTC+5:30 and serves as capital of two states at once — Punjab and Haryana — while belonging to neither.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6.5h overlap