India
Time now in Gorakhpur
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:32Sunset 06:25Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,629,421
Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
06:25
Day length
12h 54m
Coordinates
26.78, 83.42
Time difference from Gorakhpur
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About the time in Gorakhpur
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Gorakhpur day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 03:30–11:30 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Gorakhpur runs on Asia/Kolkata, which puts the city UTC +5:30 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Gorakhpur stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +5:30 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in India.
Frequently asked questions about time in Gorakhpur
- What time is it in Gorakhpur right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Gorakhpur, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
- When do the sun rise and set in Gorakhpur today?
- Sunrise is at 05:32 and sunset at 06:25, giving 12h 54m of daylight.
- Does Gorakhpur change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Gorakhpur keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Gorakhpur in?
- Gorakhpur uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC +5:30.
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