Right now, local time in Handwāra is 20:34 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Handwāra ranks #36653 worldwide by population and #4073 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 9h 51m (winter) – 14h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Handwāra — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.3968° N, 74.2814° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 13,600 · #36653 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Handwāra through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.40° S, 105.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 880 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Handwāra today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 16:02
- Maghrib
- 17:41
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 255.9° from north (WSW (256°))
Full prayer timetable for Handwāra — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Handwāra sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Handwāra's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,716 km away; even São Paulo lies some 14,222 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.40° N, 74.28° 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 | 08:04 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 10:04 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 12:04 | −8h 30m |
| London | 15:04 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 16:04 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 18:04 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 19:04 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 20:34 | same time |
| Singapore | 23:04 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 23:04 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 00:04 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 02:04 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Handwāra
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Handwāra local time:
Cities sharing Handwāra's time zone
Distances from Handwāra
| Mumbai | 1,716 km | S (185°) |
| Dubai | 2,089 km | WSW (246°) |
| Moscow | 3,660 km | NW (322°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,097 km | E (98°) |
| Singapore | 4,785 km | SE (134°) |
| Tokyo | 5,840 km | ENE (69°) |
| Paris | 5,957 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 6,064 km | NW (313°) |
| Sydney | 11,031 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 11,335 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,293 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 14,222 km | W (265°) |
Cities near Handwāra
FAQ
What time is it in Handwāra right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Handwāra (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Handwāra in?
Handwāra runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Handwāra observe daylight saving time?
Handwāra does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Handwāra today?
Handwāra sees sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Handwāra tonight?
The moon phase over Handwāra tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 69.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Handwāra?
The antipode of Handwāra — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.40° S, 105.72° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 880 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Handwāra?
Handwāra lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Handwāra?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Handwāra, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.