Right now, local time in Kottaikādu is 08:56 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kottaikādu ranks #20609 worldwide by population and #2139 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 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 11h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 11h 24m (winter) – 12h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kottaikādu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.2556° N, 79.9823° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 28,172 · #20609 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kottaikādu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.26° S, 100.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,605 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kottaikādu today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:07
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 288.9° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Kottaikādu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kottaikādu sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kottaikādu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,071 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,517 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.26° N, 79.98° 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 | 19:26 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 21:26 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 00:26 | −8h 30m |
| London | 03:26 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 04:26 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 06:26 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 07:26 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 08:56 | same time |
| Singapore | 11:26 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 11:26 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 12:26 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 14:26 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kottaikādu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kottaikādu local time:
Cities sharing Kottaikādu's time zone
Distances from Kottaikādu
| Mumbai | 1,071 km | NW (316°) |
| Singapore | 2,894 km | ESE (113°) |
| Dubai | 2,966 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,788 km | ENE (68°) |
| Moscow | 6,052 km | NNW (332°) |
| Tokyo | 6,492 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 8,083 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,262 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 9,095 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,863 km | N (349°) |
| São Paulo | 14,261 km | WSW (250°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,517 km | NNE (20°) |
Cities near Kottaikādu
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- Pudupattanam34 km · 08:56
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FAQ
What time is it in Kottaikādu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kottaikādu (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kottaikādu in?
Kottaikādu runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kottaikādu observe daylight saving time?
Kottaikādu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kottaikādu today?
Kottaikādu sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 11h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kottaikādu tonight?
The moon phase over Kottaikādu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kottaikādu?
The antipode of Kottaikādu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.26° S, 100.02° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,605 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kottaikādu?
Kottaikādu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kottaikādu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kottaikādu, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.