Right now, local time in Kolkata is 17:07 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kolkata ranks #77 worldwide by population and #7 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 39m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 10h 45m (winter) – 13h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 51% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kolkata — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 22.5626° N, 88.3630° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- West Bengal
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 4,631,392 · #77 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kolkata through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 22.56° S, 91.64° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, 1,887 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kolkata today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:25
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Dhuhr
- 11:21
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 16:59
- Isha
- 18:15
- Qibla direction
- 278.2° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Kolkata — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kolkata sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kolkata's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,658 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,428 km off. Its position on the globe is 22.56° N, 88.36° 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 | 03:37 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 05:37 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 08:37 | −8h 30m |
| London | 11:37 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 12:37 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 14:37 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 15:37 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 17:07 | same time |
| Singapore | 19:37 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 19:37 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 20:37 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 22:37 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kolkata
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kolkata local time:
Cities sharing Kolkata's time zone
Distances from Kolkata
| Mumbai | 1,658 km | W (259°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,649 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 2,890 km | SE (143°) |
| Dubai | 3,366 km | WNW (282°) |
| Tokyo | 5,134 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 5,533 km | NW (325°) |
| Paris | 7,857 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 7,963 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 9,138 km | SE (132°) |
| Chicago | 12,838 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,120 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 15,428 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Kolkata
FAQ
What time is it in Kolkata right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kolkata (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kolkata in?
Kolkata runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kolkata observe daylight saving time?
Kolkata does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kolkata today?
Kolkata sees sunrise at 05:42 and sunset at 17:00 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kolkata tonight?
The moon phase over Kolkata tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kolkata?
The antipode of Kolkata — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 22.56° S, 91.64° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, roughly 1,887 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kolkata?
Kolkata lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kolkata?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kolkata, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.