Right now, local time in Chandigarh is 18:38 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chandigarh ranks #64483 worldwide by population and #6320 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 51m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Day length
- 11h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:09
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chandigarh — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chandigarh through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.50° S, 88.66° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, 1,687 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chandigarh today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:14
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Dhuhr
- 11:09
- Asr
- 15:09
- Maghrib
- 16:46
- Isha
- 18:02
- Qibla direction
- 278.1° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Chandigarh — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chandigarh sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Chandigarh's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,977 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,746 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.50° N, 91.34° 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 | 05:08 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:08 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:08 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:08 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:08 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:08 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:08 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 18:38 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:08 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:08 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:08 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:08 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Chandigarh
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chandigarh local time:
Cities sharing Chandigarh's time zone
Distances from Chandigarh
| Mumbai | 1,977 km | W (259°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,340 km | E (89°) |
| Singapore | 2,807 km | SSE (150°) |
| Dubai | 3,644 km | W (281°) |
| Tokyo | 4,816 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 5,624 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 7,993 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 8,083 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,984 km | SE (133°) |
| Chicago | 12,744 km | N (359°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,893 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 15,746 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Chandigarh
- Sonāmura8 km · 18:38
- Bishramganj12 km · 18:38
- Barjala13 km · 18:38
- Udaipur15 km · 18:38
- Comilla16 km · 19:08
- Rādhākishorepur16 km · 18:38
- Matarbari16 km · 18:38
- Fulkumari17 km · 18:38
FAQ
What time is it in Chandigarh right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chandigarh (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chandigarh in?
Chandigarh runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Chandigarh observe daylight saving time?
Chandigarh does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chandigarh today?
Chandigarh sees sunrise at 05:31 and sunset at 16:47 today, giving 11h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chandigarh tonight?
The moon phase over Chandigarh tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chandigarh?
The antipode of Chandigarh — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.50° S, 88.66° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, roughly 1,687 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chandigarh?
Chandigarh lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chandigarh?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chandigarh, clocks run about 51 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.