Right now, local time in Kochi is 02:04 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kochi ranks #931 worldwide by population and #85 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 11h 33m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kochi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kochi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.94° S, 103.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,730 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kochi today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 16:25
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 292.6° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Kochi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kochi sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kochi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,074 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,890 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.94° N, 76.26° 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 | 13:34 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:34 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:34 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kochi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kochi local time:
Cities sharing Kochi's time zone
Distances from Kochi
| Mumbai | 1,074 km | NNW (340°) |
| Dubai | 2,792 km | NW (310°) |
| Singapore | 3,193 km | ESE (106°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,262 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 6,100 km | NNW (335°) |
| Tokyo | 6,973 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 8,002 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,204 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,266 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,789 km | WSW (248°) |
| Chicago | 14,023 km | NNW (345°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,890 km | NNE (17°) |
Cities near Kochi
- Kanayannur3 km · 02:04
- Vypīn3 km · 02:04
- Kumbalam7 km · 02:04
- Maradu7 km · 02:04
- Kumbalangy7 km · 02:04
- Tripunittura8 km · 02:04
- Mulavukad8 km · 02:04
- Aroor9 km · 02:04
FAQ
What time is it in Kochi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kochi (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kochi in?
Kochi runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kochi observe daylight saving time?
Kochi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kochi today?
Kochi sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kochi tonight?
The moon phase over Kochi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kochi?
The antipode of Kochi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.94° S, 103.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,730 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kochi?
Kochi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kochi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kochi, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.