Current time in Varanasi, 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
- —
- Location
- Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32° N, 83.01° E
- Population
- 1,164,404
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Varanasi at about 11:58 standard time: the clock runs about 2 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:41 and 12:12 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:02 | 18:09 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:08 | 18:51 | 13h 43m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:46 | 17:53 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:39 | 17:13 | 10h 34m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:49–17:47 (11 h 58 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 · 2,070 km