Right now, local time in Howrah is 02:03 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Howrah ranks #547 worldwide by population and #53 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 39m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 11h 23m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 10h 45m (winter) – 13h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Howrah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 22.5769° N, 88.3186° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- West Bengal
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 1,027,672 · #547 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Howrah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.58° S, 91.68° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, 1,892 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Howrah today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Dhuhr
- 11:22
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:02
- Isha
- 18:17
- Qibla direction
- 278.2° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Howrah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Howrah sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 23m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Howrah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,654 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,424 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.58° N, 88.32° 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 | 13:33 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:33 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:33 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Howrah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Howrah local time:
Cities sharing Howrah's time zone
Distances from Howrah
| Mumbai | 1,654 km | W (259°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,654 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 2,894 km | SE (142°) |
| Dubai | 3,361 km | WNW (282°) |
| Tokyo | 5,137 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 5,529 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 7,853 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 7,959 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 9,142 km | SE (132°) |
| Chicago | 12,836 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,120 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 15,424 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Howrah
FAQ
What time is it in Howrah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Howrah (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Howrah in?
Howrah runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Howrah observe daylight saving time?
Howrah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Howrah today?
Howrah sees sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 11h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Howrah tonight?
The moon phase over Howrah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Howrah?
The antipode of Howrah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.58° S, 91.68° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, roughly 1,892 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Howrah?
Howrah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Howrah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Howrah, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.