Time in Chennai, India
Time in Chennai
7:16:41 AM
Thursday, 12 March 2026 (UTC+5:30 IST)
+12:30 hour(s) from South El Monte
Time zone
IST (Indian Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +5:30 hours
No DST
No Daylight Saving Time
in 2026
Difference
+12:30 hour(s)
from South El Monte
| City | Chennai |
| Country | India |
| Latitude | 13.0878 |
| Longitude | 80.2785 |
| Population | 4,328,063 (2014) |
| Language | English, Hindi, Bangla, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Santali, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Konkani, Dogri, Manipuri, Sanskrit, French, Mizo |
| Currency | INR (Rupee) |
DST changes 2026
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 2026
Clocks do not change in Chennai, India.
Time zone
Current time zone: IST (Indian Standard Time), UTC+5:30
The IANA (2025.2) time zone identifier: Asia/Kolkata
2026 Time Zones - Chennai
IST UTC+5:30 |
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Time difference between Chennai and other locations
| Los Angeles | -12:30 | |
| New York City | -9:30 | |
| London | -5:30 | |
| Paris | -4:30 | |
| Istanbul | -2:30 | |
| Moscow | -2:30 | |
| Dubai | -1:30 | |
| Beijing | +2:30 | |
| Singapore | +2:30 | |
| Tokyo | +3:30 |
Sun
Sunrise
6:18:13 AM
Sunset
6:19:06 PM
Day length: 12 hours+44 sec
Solar Noon: 12:18:40 PM
The current local time in Chennai is 18 m 40 sec ahead of apparent solar time.
Moon
Moonrise 1:05 AM | Moon Phase Waning crescent | |
Moonset 12:45 PM | Ilumination 42% |