Right now, local time in Sankarnagar is 18:50 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sankarnagar ranks #56075 worldwide by population and #5835 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
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sankarnagar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.7969° N, 77.7340° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 7,095 · #56075 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sankarnagar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.80° S, 102.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,525 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sankarnagar today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 16:19
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 293.5° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Sankarnagar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sankarnagar sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Sankarnagar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,252 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,961 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.80° N, 77.73° 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 | 05:20 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:20 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:20 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:20 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:20 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:20 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:20 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 18:50 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:20 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:20 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:20 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:20 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Sankarnagar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sankarnagar local time:
Cities sharing Sankarnagar's time zone
Distances from Sankarnagar
| Mumbai | 1,252 km | NNW (336°) |
| Dubai | 2,997 km | NW (310°) |
| Singapore | 3,003 km | ESE (105°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,168 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 6,285 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,915 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,205 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,404 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,060 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,891 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,186 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,961 km | NNE (19°) |
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- Gopālasamudram17 km · 18:50
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- Mel Seval19 km · 18:50
- Pattamadai21 km · 18:50
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FAQ
What time is it in Sankarnagar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sankarnagar (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sankarnagar in?
Sankarnagar runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Sankarnagar observe daylight saving time?
Sankarnagar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sankarnagar today?
Sankarnagar sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sankarnagar tonight?
The moon phase over Sankarnagar tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sankarnagar?
The antipode of Sankarnagar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.80° S, 102.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,525 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sankarnagar?
Sankarnagar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sankarnagar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sankarnagar, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.