Right now, local time in Chengam is 02:26 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chengam ranks #21389 worldwide by population and #2234 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 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 11h 24m (winter) – 12h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chengam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.3089° N, 78.7914° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 26,980 · #21389 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chengam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.31° S, 101.21° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,694 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chengam today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 16:11
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 289.1° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Chengam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chengam 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.
Chengam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 980 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,555 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.31° N, 78.79° 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 | 12:56 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 14:56 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:56 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:56 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:56 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:56 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:56 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:26 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:56 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:56 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:56 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:56 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Chengam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chengam local time:
Cities sharing Chengam's time zone
Distances from Chengam
| Mumbai | 980 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 2,854 km | WNW (304°) |
| Singapore | 3,016 km | ESE (112°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,906 km | ENE (69°) |
| Moscow | 5,987 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,596 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 7,991 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,175 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 9,201 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,831 km | NNW (348°) |
| São Paulo | 14,141 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,555 km | NNE (19°) |
Cities near Chengam
- Pudupalayam11 km · 02:26
- Ūttangarai28 km · 02:26
- Vengikkal30 km · 02:26
- Kunnattūr31 km · 02:26
- Tirupattur32 km · 02:26
- Tiruvannamalai32 km · 02:26
- Pallippattu33 km · 02:26
- Yelagiri34 km · 02:26
FAQ
What time is it in Chengam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chengam (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Chengam in?
Chengam runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Chengam observe daylight saving time?
Chengam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chengam today?
Chengam sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chengam tonight?
The moon phase over Chengam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chengam?
The antipode of Chengam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.31° S, 101.21° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,694 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chengam?
Chengam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chengam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chengam, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.