Right now, local time in Gangtok is 09:35 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gangtok ranks #6233 worldwide by population and #534 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 40m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Day length
- 11h 04m
- Solar noon
- 11:20
- Daylight range
- 10h 25m (winter) – 13h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 43% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gangtok — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gangtok through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.33° S, 91.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,782 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gangtok today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Dhuhr
- 11:20
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 16:51
- Isha
- 18:10
- Qibla direction
- 273.5° from north (W (274°))
Full prayer timetable for Gangtok — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gangtok sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Gangtok's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,854 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,525 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.33° N, 88.61° 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 | 20:05 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 22:05 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 01:05 | −8h 30m |
| London | 04:05 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 05:05 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 07:05 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 08:05 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 09:35 | same time |
| Singapore | 12:05 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 12:05 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 13:05 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 15:05 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Gangtok
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gangtok local time:
Cities sharing Gangtok's time zone
Distances from Gangtok
| Mumbai | 1,854 km | WSW (243°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,634 km | E (97°) |
| Singapore | 3,312 km | SSE (148°) |
| Dubai | 3,319 km | W (274°) |
| Tokyo | 4,876 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,120 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 7,498 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,583 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 9,474 km | SE (132°) |
| Chicago | 12,310 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,627 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 15,525 km | W (265°) |
Cities near Gangtok
FAQ
What time is it in Gangtok right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gangtok (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gangtok in?
Gangtok runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Gangtok observe daylight saving time?
Gangtok does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gangtok today?
Gangtok sees sunrise at 05:48 and sunset at 16:52 today, giving 11h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gangtok tonight?
The moon phase over Gangtok tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gangtok?
The antipode of Gangtok — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.33° S, 91.39° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,782 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gangtok?
Gangtok lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gangtok?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gangtok, clocks run about 40 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.