Right now, local time in Tirunelveli is 23:11 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tirunelveli ranks #356 worldwide by population and #27 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tirunelveli — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.7274° N, 77.6838° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 1,435,844 · #356 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tirunelveli through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.73° S, 102.32° 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 Tirunelveli today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 16:19
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:09
- Qibla direction
- 293.6° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Tirunelveli — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tirunelveli sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Tirunelveli's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,257 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,971 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.73° N, 77.68° 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 | 10:41 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 12:41 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 14:41 | −8h 30m |
| London | 17:41 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 18:41 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 20:41 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 21:41 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 23:11 | same time |
| Singapore | 01:41 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 01:41 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 02:41 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 04:41 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Tirunelveli
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tirunelveli local time:
Cities sharing Tirunelveli's time zone
Distances from Tirunelveli
| Mumbai | 1,257 km | NNW (336°) |
| Dubai | 2,998 km | NW (311°) |
| Singapore | 3,007 km | ESE (104°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,176 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,289 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,924 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,207 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,407 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,060 km | SE (126°) |
| São Paulo | 13,883 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,192 km | NNW (346°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,971 km | NNE (19°) |
Cities near Tirunelveli
- Nāranammālpuram7 km · 23:11
- Gopālasamudram8 km · 23:11
- Sankarnagar9 km · 23:11
- Mel Seval10 km · 23:11
- Pattamadai13 km · 23:11
- Cheranmahadevi14 km · 23:11
- Mukkūdal18 km · 23:11
- Gangaikondān18 km · 23:11
FAQ
What time is it in Tirunelveli right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tirunelveli (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tirunelveli in?
Tirunelveli runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Tirunelveli observe daylight saving time?
Tirunelveli does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tirunelveli today?
Tirunelveli sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tirunelveli tonight?
The moon phase over Tirunelveli tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tirunelveli?
The antipode of Tirunelveli — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.73° S, 102.32° 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 Tirunelveli?
Tirunelveli lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tirunelveli?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tirunelveli, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.