Right now, local time in Kota is 02:03 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kota ranks #571 worldwide by population and #56 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 11h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 10h 34m (winter) – 13h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kota — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kota through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.18° S, 104.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 569 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kota today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 16:12
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 271.1° from north (W (271°))
Full prayer timetable for Kota — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kota 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.
Kota's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 751 km away; even São Paulo lies some 14,231 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.18° N, 75.84° 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 | 13:33 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:33 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:33 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kota
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kota local time:
Cities sharing Kota's time zone
Distances from Kota
| Mumbai | 751 km | SSW (205°) |
| Dubai | 2,064 km | W (275°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,901 km | E (87°) |
| Singapore | 4,003 km | SE (127°) |
| Moscow | 4,587 km | NNW (328°) |
| Tokyo | 6,127 km | ENE (63°) |
| Paris | 6,748 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 6,893 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 10,309 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 12,367 km | NNW (347°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,263 km | NNE (13°) |
| São Paulo | 14,231 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Kota
- Kaithoon15 km · 02:03
- Keshorai Pātan16 km · 02:03
- Tālera18 km · 02:03
- Kāpren34 km · 02:03
- Būndi35 km · 02:03
- Rāwatbhāta38 km · 02:03
- Budhpura39 km · 02:03
- Borkhera43 km · 02:03
FAQ
What time is it in Kota right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kota (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kota in?
Kota runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kota observe daylight saving time?
Kota does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kota today?
Kota sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kota tonight?
The moon phase over Kota tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kota?
The antipode of Kota — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.18° S, 104.16° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 569 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kota?
Kota lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kota?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kota, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.