Right now, local time in Kovalam is 00:19 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kovalam ranks #61921 worldwide by population and #6195 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 behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kovalam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kovalam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.37° S, 103.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,567 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kovalam today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 16:22
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:12
- Qibla direction
- 294.3° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Kovalam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kovalam sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kovalam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,266 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,032 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.37° N, 77.00° 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 | 10:49 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 12:49 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 15:49 | −8h 30m |
| London | 18:49 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 19:49 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 21:49 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 22:49 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 00:19 | same time |
| Singapore | 02:49 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 02:49 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 03:49 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 05:49 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kovalam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kovalam local time:
Cities sharing Kovalam's time zone
Distances from Kovalam
| Mumbai | 1,266 km | NNW (340°) |
| Dubai | 2,968 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 3,071 km | ESE (103°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,261 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,293 km | NNW (335°) |
| Tokyo | 7,009 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,187 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,391 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,097 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,797 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,212 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,032 km | NNE (18°) |
Cities near Kovalam
- Venganoor3 km · 00:19
- Kanjiramkulam6 km · 00:19
- Kalliyoor7 km · 00:19
- Athiyannur8 km · 00:19
- Pallichal10 km · 00:19
- Neyyāttinkara10 km · 00:19
- Vilavoorkkal13 km · 00:19
- Thiruvananthapuram14 km · 00:19
FAQ
What time is it in Kovalam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kovalam (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kovalam in?
Kovalam runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kovalam observe daylight saving time?
Kovalam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kovalam today?
Kovalam sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kovalam tonight?
The moon phase over Kovalam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kovalam?
The antipode of Kovalam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.37° S, 103.00° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,567 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kovalam?
Kovalam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kovalam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kovalam, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.