Right now, local time in Ranchi is 23:20 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ranchi ranks #498 worldwide by population and #46 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 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 11h 19m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 10h 42m (winter) – 13h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 78% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ranchi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ranchi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.34° S, 94.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,540 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ranchi today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 276.6° from north (W (277°))
Full prayer timetable for Ranchi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ranchi sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Ranchi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,377 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,136 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.34° N, 85.31° 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 | 10:50 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 12:50 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 14:50 | −8h 30m |
| London | 17:50 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 18:50 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 20:50 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 21:50 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 23:20 | same time |
| Singapore | 01:50 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 01:50 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 02:50 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 04:50 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Ranchi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ranchi local time:
Cities sharing Ranchi's time zone
Distances from Ranchi
| Mumbai | 1,377 km | WSW (252°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,955 km | E (86°) |
| Dubai | 3,042 km | W (280°) |
| Singapore | 3,157 km | SE (138°) |
| Moscow | 5,284 km | NW (326°) |
| Tokyo | 5,369 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 7,576 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,691 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 9,430 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 12,726 km | N (354°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,165 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 15,136 km | W (260°) |
Cities near Ranchi
FAQ
What time is it in Ranchi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ranchi (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ranchi in?
Ranchi runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Ranchi observe daylight saving time?
Ranchi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ranchi today?
Ranchi sees sunrise at 05:53 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 11h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ranchi tonight?
The moon phase over Ranchi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ranchi?
The antipode of Ranchi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.34° S, 94.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,540 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ranchi?
Ranchi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ranchi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ranchi, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.