Right now, local time in Madurai is 23:37 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Madurai ranks #342 worldwide by population and #26 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 33m (winter) – 12h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Madurai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.9190° N, 78.1195° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 1,465,625 · #342 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Madurai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.92° S, 101.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,565 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Madurai today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:56
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 16:17
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 292.1° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Madurai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Madurai sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Madurai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,159 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,830 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.92° N, 78.12° 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 | 11:07 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 13:07 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 15:07 | −8h 30m |
| London | 18:07 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 19:07 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 21:07 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 22:07 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 23:37 | same time |
| Singapore | 02:07 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 02:07 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 03:07 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 05:07 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Madurai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Madurai local time:
Cities sharing Madurai's time zone
Distances from Madurai
| Mumbai | 1,159 km | NNW (331°) |
| Dubai | 2,951 km | NW (308°) |
| Singapore | 2,997 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,077 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 6,191 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,808 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 8,139 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,334 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,100 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 13,977 km | WSW (248°) |
| Chicago | 14,074 km | NNW (347°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,830 km | NNE (19°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Madurai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Madurai (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Madurai in?
Madurai runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Madurai observe daylight saving time?
Madurai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Madurai today?
Madurai sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Madurai tonight?
The moon phase over Madurai tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Madurai?
The antipode of Madurai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.92° S, 101.88° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,565 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Madurai?
Madurai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Madurai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Madurai, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.