Right now, local time in Chennai is 02:04 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chennai ranks #76 worldwide by population and #6 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 11h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 11h 21m (winter) – 12h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chennai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.0878° N, 80.2785° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 4,681,087 · #76 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chennai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.09° S, 99.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,658 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chennai today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 16:06
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 287.9° from north (WNW (288°))
Full prayer timetable for Chennai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chennai sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Chennai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,031 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,419 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.09° N, 80.28° 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 | 13:34 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:34 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:34 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Chennai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chennai local time:
Cities sharing Chennai's time zone
Distances from Chennai
| Mumbai | 1,031 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 2,902 km | ESE (115°) |
| Dubai | 2,944 km | WNW (301°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,724 km | ENE (69°) |
| Moscow | 5,985 km | NNW (332°) |
| Tokyo | 6,414 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 8,036 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,211 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 9,125 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 13,779 km | N (349°) |
| São Paulo | 14,323 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,419 km | NNE (20°) |
Cities near Chennai
- George Town1 km · 02:04
- Chetput5 km · 02:04
- Agaram5 km · 02:04
- Nerkunram8 km · 02:04
- Tiruvottiyūr8 km · 02:04
- Chinnasekkadu8 km · 02:04
- Madhavaram8 km · 02:04
- Manali9 km · 02:04
FAQ
What time is it in Chennai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chennai (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chennai in?
Chennai runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Chennai observe daylight saving time?
Chennai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chennai today?
Chennai sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chennai tonight?
The moon phase over Chennai tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chennai?
The antipode of Chennai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.09° S, 99.72° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,658 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chennai?
Chennai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chennai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chennai, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.