Right now, local time in Kottayam is 01:47 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kottayam ranks #11219 worldwide by population and #998 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kottayam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kottayam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.59° S, 103.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,684 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kottayam today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 16:23
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 293.0° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Kottayam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kottayam sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kottayam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,120 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,919 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.59° N, 76.52° 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 | 12:17 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 14:17 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:17 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:17 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:17 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:17 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:17 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 01:47 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:17 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:17 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:17 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:17 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kottayam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kottayam local time:
Cities sharing Kottayam's time zone
Distances from Kottayam
| Mumbai | 1,120 km | NNW (340°) |
| Dubai | 2,839 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 3,155 km | ESE (105°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,252 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 6,148 km | NNW (335°) |
| Tokyo | 6,972 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 8,051 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,252 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,220 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,801 km | WSW (248°) |
| Chicago | 14,068 km | NNW (345°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,919 km | NNE (17°) |
Cities near Kottayam
- Aymanam3 km · 01:47
- Perumbaikad4 km · 01:47
- Vijayapuram4 km · 01:47
- Nattakam5 km · 01:47
- Chengalam6 km · 01:47
- Panachikkad7 km · 01:47
- Puthuppally7 km · 01:47
- Ettumānūr10 km · 01:47
FAQ
What time is it in Kottayam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kottayam (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kottayam in?
Kottayam runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kottayam observe daylight saving time?
Kottayam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kottayam today?
Kottayam sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kottayam tonight?
The moon phase over Kottayam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kottayam?
The antipode of Kottayam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.59° S, 103.48° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,684 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kottayam?
Kottayam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kottayam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kottayam, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.