India · IST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Visakhapatnam, 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 Visakhapatnam 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 Visakhapatnam 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 Visakhapatnam lines up with 09:00–13:30 in London. There is a 3.5-hour difference between Visakhapatnam 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 Visakhapatnam 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 Visakhapatnam.
Practical Info
Visakhapatnam (India) is home to roughly 2.2M people. Today brings about 13.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, sunset at 18:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 18° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
India
Capital
New Delhi
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
IST · Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
17.69°N, 83.22°E
Currency
INR (₹)
Calling Code
+91
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Hindi, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
INS Kursura, a Soviet-built submarine that served the Indian Navy from 1969 to 2001, was hauled onto Ramakrishna Beach and opened as a museum — one of very few submarine museums in the world you reach by walking across sand.
The clock: Visakhapatnam keeps UTC+5:30 and has the deepest natural harbour on India's east coast.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6.5h overlap