Right now, local time in Rajapalayam is 06:54 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rajapalayam ranks #4729 worldwide by population and #411 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rajapalayam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.4530° N, 77.5533° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 130,442 · #4729 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rajapalayam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.45° S, 102.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,583 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rajapalayam today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:58
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 16:19
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 292.8° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Rajapalayam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rajapalayam 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.
Rajapalayam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,178 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,899 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.45° N, 77.55° 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 | 17:24 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 19:24 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 22:24 | −8h 30m |
| London | 01:24 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 02:24 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 04:24 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 05:24 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 06:54 | same time |
| Singapore | 09:24 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 09:24 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 10:24 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 12:24 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Rajapalayam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rajapalayam local time:
Cities sharing Rajapalayam's time zone
Distances from Rajapalayam
| Mumbai | 1,178 km | NNW (335°) |
| Dubai | 2,935 km | NW (310°) |
| Singapore | 3,042 km | ESE (106°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,155 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 6,210 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,888 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,137 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,335 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,119 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,900 km | WSW (248°) |
| Chicago | 14,110 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,899 km | NNE (18°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Rajapalayam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rajapalayam (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Rajapalayam in?
Rajapalayam runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Rajapalayam observe daylight saving time?
Rajapalayam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rajapalayam today?
Rajapalayam sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rajapalayam tonight?
The moon phase over Rajapalayam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rajapalayam?
The antipode of Rajapalayam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.45° S, 102.45° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,583 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rajapalayam?
Rajapalayam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rajapalayam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rajapalayam, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.