Right now, local time in Patna is 02:05 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Patna ranks #279 worldwide by population and #22 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 26m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 11h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Daylight range
- 10h 32m (winter) – 13h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Patna — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Patna through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 25.59° S, 94.86° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,460 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Patna today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 11:34
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 274.0° from north (W (274°))
Full prayer timetable for Patna — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Patna sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Patna's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,458 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,159 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.59° N, 85.14° 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 | 13:35 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:35 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:35 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Patna
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Patna local time:
Cities sharing Patna's time zone
Distances from Patna
| Mumbai | 1,458 km | WSW (242°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,967 km | E (91°) |
| Dubai | 2,990 km | W (276°) |
| Singapore | 3,358 km | SE (140°) |
| Moscow | 5,069 km | NW (324°) |
| Tokyo | 5,271 km | ENE (64°) |
| Paris | 7,387 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,493 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 9,606 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 12,475 km | N (354°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,939 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 15,159 km | W (262°) |
Cities near Patna
- Kurthaur4 km · 02:05
- Pataliputra Housing Colony5 km · 02:05
- Phulwari Sharif7 km · 02:05
- Nohsa9 km · 02:05
- Khagaul9 km · 02:05
- Saidpura9 km · 02:05
- Dinapur Nizamat10 km · 02:05
- Dinapore10 km · 02:05
FAQ
What time is it in Patna right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Patna (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Patna in?
Patna runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Patna observe daylight saving time?
Patna does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Patna today?
Patna sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 17:12 today, giving 11h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Patna tonight?
The moon phase over Patna tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Patna?
The antipode of Patna — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.59° S, 94.86° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,460 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Patna?
Patna lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Patna?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Patna, clocks run about 26 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.