Right now, local time in Kanpur is 02:05 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kanpur ranks #140 worldwide by population and #11 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Day length
- 11h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kanpur — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.4652° N, 80.3498° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 2,823,249 · #140 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kanpur through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.47° S, 99.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 973 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kanpur today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:53
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 271.1° from north (W (271°))
Full prayer timetable for Kanpur — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kanpur sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kanpur's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,129 km away; even São Paulo lies some 14,700 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.47° N, 80.35° 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 | 13:35 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:35 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:35 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kanpur
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kanpur local time:
Cities sharing Kanpur's time zone
Distances from Kanpur
| Mumbai | 1,129 km | SW (224°) |
| Dubai | 2,506 km | W (273°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,446 km | E (90°) |
| Singapore | 3,753 km | SE (134°) |
| Moscow | 4,715 km | NW (326°) |
| Tokyo | 5,659 km | ENE (64°) |
| Paris | 6,976 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 7,098 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 10,037 km | SE (128°) |
| Chicago | 12,316 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,006 km | NNE (17°) |
| São Paulo | 14,700 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Kanpur
FAQ
What time is it in Kanpur right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kanpur (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kanpur in?
Kanpur runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kanpur observe daylight saving time?
Kanpur does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kanpur today?
Kanpur sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 17:31 today, giving 11h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kanpur tonight?
The moon phase over Kanpur tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kanpur?
The antipode of Kanpur — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.47° S, 99.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 973 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kanpur?
Kanpur lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kanpur?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kanpur, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.