Right now, local time in Colachel is 02:45 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Colachel ranks #24374 worldwide by population and #2617 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Colachel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.1794° N, 77.2582° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 23,227 · #24374 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Colachel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.18° S, 102.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,532 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Colachel today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 16:21
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 294.4° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Colachel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Colachel sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Colachel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,295 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,043 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.18° N, 77.26° 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 | 13:15 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:15 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 18:15 | −8h 30m |
| London | 21:15 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 22:15 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 00:15 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 01:15 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:45 | same time |
| Singapore | 05:15 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 05:15 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 06:15 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 08:15 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Colachel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Colachel local time:
Cities sharing Colachel's time zone
Distances from Colachel
| Mumbai | 1,295 km | NNW (339°) |
| Dubai | 3,003 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 3,038 km | ESE (103°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,244 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,324 km | NNW (335°) |
| Tokyo | 6,998 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,221 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,425 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,062 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,816 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,240 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,043 km | NNE (18°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Colachel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Colachel (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Colachel in?
Colachel runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Colachel observe daylight saving time?
Colachel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Colachel today?
Colachel sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Colachel tonight?
The moon phase over Colachel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Colachel?
The antipode of Colachel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.18° S, 102.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,532 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Colachel?
Colachel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Colachel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Colachel, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.