Current time in Kolkata, India
India Standard Time
UTC+05:30- Time zone
- India Standard Time · Asia/Kolkata
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:30
- Abbreviation
- IST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+5:30 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
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- Location
- West Bengal, India · 22.56° N, 88.36° E
- Population
- 4,631,392
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kolkata at about 11:37 standard time: the clock runs about 23 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:20 and 11:51 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:40 | 17:47 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:52 | 18:23 | 13h 31m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:25 | 17:32 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:12 | 16:57 | 10h 45m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:27–17:26 (11 h 59 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Colombo, Sri Lanka · 1,960 km