Right now, local time in Thoothukudi is 02:48 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thoothukudi ranks #1478 worldwide by population and #131 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thoothukudi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.7674° N, 78.1342° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 410,760 · #1478 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thoothukudi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.77° S, 101.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,487 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thoothukudi today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 16:17
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:07
- Qibla direction
- 293.4° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Thoothukudi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thoothukudi 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.
Thoothukudi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,274 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,950 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.77° N, 78.13° 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 | 13:18 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:18 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 18:18 | −8h 30m |
| London | 21:18 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 22:18 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 00:18 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 01:18 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:48 | same time |
| Singapore | 05:18 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 05:18 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 06:18 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 08:18 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Thoothukudi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thoothukudi local time:
Cities sharing Thoothukudi's time zone
Distances from Thoothukudi
| Mumbai | 1,274 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 2,960 km | ESE (105°) |
| Dubai | 3,033 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,129 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,307 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,881 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,236 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,434 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,023 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,930 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,199 km | NNW (347°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,950 km | NNE (19°) |
Cities near Thoothukudi
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- Sankaraperi9 km · 02:48
- Kumaragiri9 km · 02:48
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FAQ
What time is it in Thoothukudi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thoothukudi (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Thoothukudi in?
Thoothukudi runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Thoothukudi observe daylight saving time?
Thoothukudi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Thoothukudi today?
Thoothukudi sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thoothukudi tonight?
The moon phase over Thoothukudi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thoothukudi?
The antipode of Thoothukudi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.77° S, 101.87° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,487 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thoothukudi?
Thoothukudi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thoothukudi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thoothukudi, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.