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Current local time in Chennai

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05:30:00

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Calling Code +91

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CITY	LOCAL TIME	Difference	Coming up
London United Kingdom	01:00	−4:30	Becomes −5:30 on 25 Oct
Berlin Germany	02:00	−3:30	Becomes −4:30 on 25 Oct
Dubai UAE	04:00	−1:30
Tokyo Japan	09:00	+3:30
Sydney Australia	10:00	+4:30	Becomes +5:30 on 4 Oct
New York United States	20:00Wed	−9:30	Becomes −10:30 on 1 Nov
Los Angeles United States	17:00Wed	−12:30	Becomes −13:30 on 1 Nov

Sun & moon in Chennai today

Sunrise

05:58

Sunset

17:59

Daylight

12.0hrs

Next full moon

26 Oct

Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Chennai

Working hours in Chennai

3h 30m overlap

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Time zone guide for Chennai

Chennai, India runs on UTC+5:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Chennai and New York is 9 hours and 30 minutes. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. The time difference between Chennai and London is 4 hours and 30 minutes. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours and 30 minutes a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:30–18:00 in Chennai lines up with 09:00–13:30 in London. The time difference between Chennai and Tokyo is 3 hours and 30 minutes. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours and 30 minutes a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:30 in Chennai 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 Chennai.

Practical information for Chennai

Chennai (India) is home to roughly 11.5M people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:58, sunset at 17:59. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 13° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

India

Capital

New Delhi

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata

Coordinates

13.08°N, 80.27°E

Currency

INR (₹)

Calling Code

+91

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Hindi, English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

One of the Longest Urban Beaches

Marina Beach runs roughly six kilometres along the Bay of Bengal, which makes it one of the longest urban beaches in the world. Swimming is forbidden — the undertow is severe — so it functions as a promenade rather than a bathing beach.

Chennai is also India's automotive centre, assembling a large share of the country's cars and earning the unofficial title of the Detroit of Asia.

The clock: Chennai sits at 13° north on UTC+5:30, close enough to the equator that its day length barely varies — about 12 hours 50 minutes in June against 11 hours 20 minutes in December.

The sun and the clock in Chennai (2026)

Solar noon12:09on UTC+5:30 standard time

Longest day12h 54m22 June

Shortest day11h 21m22 December

Yearly average12h 8mof daylight a day

Earliest sunrise05:412 June

Latest sunset18:4011 July

Chennai lies at 80.3°E. Its time zone, UTC+5:30, is built around the 82.5°E meridian. The 2.2° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 9 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:09 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+5:30 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 12h 54m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 11h 21m. The swing between them is 1h 33m. Inside the tropics the day length stays within a narrow band all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Chennai the sun comes up earliest on 2 June at 05:41, while the latest sunset waits until 11 July at 18:40. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Chennai that civil twilight runs about 21 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Chennai?

The official timezone for Chennai, India is Asia/Kolkata with a current UTC offset of UTC+5:30.

What is the population and location of Chennai?

Chennai has an estimated population of 11.5M and is located at coordinates 13.08°N, 80.27°E.

How many hours of daylight does Chennai get?

Chennai gets 12h 54m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 21m on its shortest, averaging 12h 8m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Chennai?

Solar noon in Chennai falls at about 12:09 on UTC+5:30 standard time, because the city sits 2.2° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Chennai?

One of the Longest Urban Beaches: Marina Beach runs roughly six kilometres along the Bay of Bengal, which makes it one of the longest urban beaches in the world.