Right now, local time in Kanniyākumāri is 06:57 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kanniyākumāri ranks #25070 worldwide by population and #2707 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 11h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kanniyākumāri — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.0901° N, 77.5384° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 22,453 · #25070 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kanniyākumāri through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.09° S, 102.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,500 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kanniyākumāri today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 16:20
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 294.4° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Kanniyākumāri — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kanniyākumāri sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kanniyākumāri's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,316 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,043 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.09° N, 77.54° 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 | 17:27 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 19:27 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 22:27 | −8h 30m |
| London | 01:27 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 02:27 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 04:27 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 05:27 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 06:57 | same time |
| Singapore | 09:27 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 09:27 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 10:27 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 12:27 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kanniyākumāri
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kanniyākumāri local time:
Cities sharing Kanniyākumāri's time zone
Distances from Kanniyākumāri
| Mumbai | 1,316 km | NNW (338°) |
| Singapore | 3,006 km | ESE (103°) |
| Dubai | 3,033 km | NW (312°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,221 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,346 km | NNW (335°) |
| Tokyo | 6,979 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,249 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,452 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,031 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,840 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,257 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,043 km | NNE (19°) |
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- Mayilādi8 km · 06:57
- Puttalam8 km · 06:57
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FAQ
What time is it in Kanniyākumāri right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kanniyākumāri (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kanniyākumāri in?
Kanniyākumāri runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kanniyākumāri observe daylight saving time?
Kanniyākumāri does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kanniyākumāri today?
Kanniyākumāri sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 11h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kanniyākumāri tonight?
The moon phase over Kanniyākumāri tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kanniyākumāri?
The antipode of Kanniyākumāri — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.09° S, 102.46° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,500 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kanniyākumāri?
Kanniyākumāri lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kanniyākumāri?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kanniyākumāri, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.