Right now, local time in Kargil is 20:00 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kargil ranks #32077 worldwide by population and #3553 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kargil — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kargil through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.56° S, 103.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 979 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kargil today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:55
- Maghrib
- 17:33
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 257.2° from north (WSW (257°))
Full prayer timetable for Kargil — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kargil sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kargil's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,758 km away; even São Paulo lies some 14,392 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.56° N, 76.13° 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 | 07:30 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 09:30 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 11:30 | −8h 30m |
| London | 14:30 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 15:30 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 17:30 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 18:30 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 20:00 | same time |
| Singapore | 22:30 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 22:30 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 23:30 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 01:30 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kargil
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kargil local time:
Cities sharing Kargil's time zone
Distances from Kargil
| Mumbai | 1,758 km | SSW (191°) |
| Dubai | 2,252 km | WSW (248°) |
| Moscow | 3,752 km | NW (321°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,933 km | E (100°) |
| Singapore | 4,678 km | SE (136°) |
| Tokyo | 5,676 km | ENE (69°) |
| Paris | 6,077 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 6,176 km | NW (313°) |
| Sydney | 10,903 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 11,356 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,241 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 14,392 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Kargil
FAQ
What time is it in Kargil right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kargil (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kargil in?
Kargil runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kargil observe daylight saving time?
Kargil does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kargil today?
Kargil sees sunrise at 06:45 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kargil tonight?
The moon phase over Kargil tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 69.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kargil?
The antipode of Kargil — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.56° S, 103.87° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 979 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kargil?
Kargil lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kargil?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kargil, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.