Right now, local time in Kānam is 22:51 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kānam ranks #88514 worldwide by population and #6854 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kānam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.5425° N, 78.0574° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 3,134 · #88514 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kānam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.54° S, 101.94° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,479 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kānam today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 16:18
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 293.7° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Kānam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kānam 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.
Kānam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,293 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,977 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.54° N, 78.06° 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 | 09:21 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 11:21 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 14:21 | −8h 30m |
| London | 17:21 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 18:21 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 20:21 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 21:21 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 22:51 | same time |
| Singapore | 01:21 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 01:21 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 02:21 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 04:21 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kānam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kānam local time:
Cities sharing Kānam's time zone
Distances from Kānam
| Mumbai | 1,293 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 2,962 km | ESE (104°) |
| Dubai | 3,043 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,148 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,326 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,903 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,249 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,449 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,015 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,912 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,222 km | NNW (347°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,977 km | NNE (19°) |
Cities near Kānam
- Arumuganeri5 km · 22:51
- Vīrapāndiyanpattanam7 km · 22:51
- Kayalpattinam8 km · 22:51
- Tiruchchendur8 km · 22:51
- Nazareth10 km · 22:51
- Eral10 km · 22:51
- Tentirupperai10 km · 22:51
- Perungulam13 km · 22:51
FAQ
What time is it in Kānam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kānam (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kānam in?
Kānam runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kānam observe daylight saving time?
Kānam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kānam today?
Kānam sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kānam tonight?
The moon phase over Kānam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kānam?
The antipode of Kānam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.54° S, 101.94° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,479 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kānam?
Kānam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kānam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kānam, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.