Right now, local time in Palakkad is 21:02 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palakkad ranks #4651 worldwide by population and #405 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 11h 30m (winter) – 12h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palakkad — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palakkad through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.77° S, 103.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,750 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palakkad today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 16:22
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 291.5° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Palakkad — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palakkad 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.
Palakkad's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,003 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,788 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.77° N, 76.65° 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 | 08:32 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 10:32 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 12:32 | −8h 30m |
| London | 15:32 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 16:32 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 18:32 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 19:32 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 21:02 | same time |
| Singapore | 23:32 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 23:32 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 00:32 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 02:32 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Palakkad
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palakkad local time:
Cities sharing Palakkad's time zone
Distances from Palakkad
| Mumbai | 1,003 km | NNW (336°) |
| Dubai | 2,766 km | NW (308°) |
| Singapore | 3,178 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,186 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 6,035 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,884 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 7,962 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,159 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,286 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,863 km | WSW (249°) |
| Chicago | 13,944 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,788 km | NNE (17°) |
Cities near Palakkad
- Ambikāpuram2 km · 21:02
- Pirāyiri3 km · 21:02
- Marutharōd5 km · 21:02
- Puthuppariyāram5 km · 21:02
- Pudussery West8 km · 21:02
- Koduvayur10 km · 21:02
- Pudunagaram11 km · 21:02
- Chittūr13 km · 21:02
FAQ
What time is it in Palakkad right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palakkad (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Palakkad in?
Palakkad runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Palakkad observe daylight saving time?
Palakkad does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palakkad today?
Palakkad sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palakkad tonight?
The moon phase over Palakkad tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palakkad?
The antipode of Palakkad — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.77° S, 103.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,750 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palakkad?
Palakkad lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palakkad?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palakkad, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.