Current local time in Chennai, India
Chennai is on India Standard Time (UTC+5:30) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- India Standard TimeIANA: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
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- Country
- IndiaAsia
- Population
- 4.7 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +91currency: Rupee (INR)
- Coordinates
- 13.09° N, 80.28° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Chennai today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Chennai
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Chennai | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 4h 30m behind | 4h |
| US New York | --:-- | 9h 30m behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 12h 30m behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 3h 30m behind | 5h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 1h 30m behind | 7h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 2h 30m ahead | 6h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 2h 30m ahead | 6h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 3h 30m ahead | 5h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 3h 30m ahead | 5h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 4h 30m ahead | 4h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 8h 30m behind | None |
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Best time to call Chennai
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Chennai
Chennai does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+5:30 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Chennai shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Chennai
Chennai runs on a half-hour offset (UTC+5:30), one of the few places in the world whose clocks are not a whole number of hours from UTC.
All of India keeps the same standard time as Chennai (UTC+5:30).
Close to the equator, day length in Chennai barely changes through the year — between 11h 21m and 12h 54m.
Other cities on the same clock (Asia/Kolkata): Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata.
Sunrise and sunset in Chennai, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 06:31 | 17:53 | 11h 22m |
| February | 06:35 | 18:09 | 11h 34m |
| March | 06:25 | 18:17 | 11h 52m |
| April | 06:05 | 18:20 | 12h 15m |
| May | 05:48 | 18:23 | 12h 36m |
| June | 05:41 | 18:32 | 12h 51m |
| July | 05:45 | 18:39 | 12h 53m |
| August | 05:54 | 18:36 | 12h 42m |
| September | 05:57 | 18:20 | 12h 23m |
| October | 05:58 | 17:59 | 12h 01m |
| November | 06:02 | 17:42 | 11h 40m |
| December | 06:15 | 17:40 | 11h 25m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 12h 54m of daylight (sunrise 05:43, sunset 18:37). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 11h 21m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Chennai
What time zone is Chennai in?
Chennai uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone (India Standard Time), UTC+5:30.
Does Chennai observe daylight saving time?
No. Chennai stays on UTC+5:30 all year.
What is the time difference between Chennai and New York?
Right now New York is 9h 30m behind Chennai. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Chennai does not.
What is the time difference between Chennai and London?
London is 4h 30m behind Chennai right now. Office hours overlap for about 4 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Chennai?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:43 and sets about 18:37 (12h 54m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 06:26 and sets about 17:47 (11h 21m).
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