India
Time now in Dakshina Kannada
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 06:45Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,089,649
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
06:45
Day length
12h 28m
Coordinates
12.84, 75.29
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About the time in Dakshina Kannada
Sunrise today lands at 06:17 and sunset at 06:45 local time, giving 12h 28m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (12.84, 75.29) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Dakshina Kannada.
Around 2,089,649 people live in Dakshina Kannada, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Asia/Kolkata is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Kolkata keeps pointing at Kolkata time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dakshina Kannada
- When do the sun rise and set in Dakshina Kannada today?
- Sunrise is at 06:17 and sunset at 06:45, giving 12h 28m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Kolkata, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Dakshina Kannada?
- Dakshina Kannada is UTC +5:30 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Dakshina Kannada right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dakshina Kannada, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
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