Right now, local time in Sānchi is 20:47 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sānchi ranks #50438 worldwide by population and #5388 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 11h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 10h 41m (winter) – 13h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sānchi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 23.4865° N, 77.7378° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 8,401 · #50438 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sānchi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.49° S, 102.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 827 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sānchi today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 16:04
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 274.2° from north (W (274°))
Full prayer timetable for Sānchi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sānchi sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Sānchi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 709 km away; even São Paulo lies some 14,381 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.49° N, 77.74° 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 | 07:17 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 09:17 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 12:17 | −8h 30m |
| London | 15:17 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 16:17 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 18:17 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 19:17 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 20:47 | same time |
| Singapore | 23:17 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 23:17 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 00:17 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 02:17 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Sānchi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sānchi local time:
Cities sharing Sānchi's time zone
Distances from Sānchi
| Mumbai | 709 km | SW (226°) |
| Dubai | 2,279 km | W (280°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,724 km | E (85°) |
| Singapore | 3,736 km | SE (127°) |
| Moscow | 4,849 km | NNW (328°) |
| Tokyo | 6,044 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 7,017 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 7,162 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 10,042 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,592 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,398 km | NNE (15°) |
| São Paulo | 14,381 km | WSW (258°) |
Cities near Sānchi
FAQ
What time is it in Sānchi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sānchi (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sānchi in?
Sānchi runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Sānchi observe daylight saving time?
Sānchi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sānchi today?
Sānchi sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 11h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sānchi tonight?
The moon phase over Sānchi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sānchi?
The antipode of Sānchi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.49° S, 102.26° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 827 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sānchi?
Sānchi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sānchi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sānchi, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.