Right now, local time in Bengaluru is 13:48 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bengaluru ranks #37 worldwide by population and #3 in India.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata GMT+5:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 22m (winter) – 12h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bengaluru — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bengaluru through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.97° S, 102.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,738 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bengaluru today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 16:16
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 288.5° from north (WNW (288°))
Full prayer timetable for Bengaluru — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bengaluru sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Bengaluru sits at 920 m above sea level. Bengaluru's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 841 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,525 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.97° N, 77.59° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 01:18 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 02:18 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 05:18 | −8h 30m |
| London | 08:18 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 09:18 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 11:18 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 12:18 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 13:48 | same time |
| Singapore | 16:18 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 16:18 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 17:18 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 19:18 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Bengaluru
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bengaluru local time:
Cities sharing Bengaluru's time zone
Distances from Bengaluru
| Mumbai | 841 km | NW (324°) |
| Dubai | 2,705 km | WNW (304°) |
| Singapore | 3,164 km | ESE (112°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,001 km | ENE (70°) |
| Moscow | 5,862 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,662 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 7,849 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,035 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 9,349 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,731 km | NNW (347°) |
| São Paulo | 14,045 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,525 km | NNE (17°) |
Cities near Bengaluru
- Yelahanka14 km · 13:48
- Chikkabidarakallu14 km · 13:48
- Electronic City Phase I15 km · 13:48
- koppana Agrahara15 km · 13:48
- Chik Bānavar16 km · 13:48
- Maragondahalli17 km · 13:48
- Madanayakahalli17 km · 13:48
- Hebbagodi19 km · 13:48
FAQ
What time is it in Bengaluru right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bengaluru (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bengaluru in?
Bengaluru runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Bengaluru observe daylight saving time?
Bengaluru does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bengaluru today?
Bengaluru sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bengaluru tonight?
The moon phase over Bengaluru tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bengaluru?
The antipode of Bengaluru — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.97° S, 102.41° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,738 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bengaluru?
Bengaluru sits at about 920 m above sea level, higher than roughly 94% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Bengaluru?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bengaluru, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.