India
Time now in Kanniyakumari
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:13Sunset 06:33Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,870,374
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
06:33
Day length
12h 20m
Coordinates
8.32, 77.34
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About the time in Kanniyakumari
Clocks in Kanniyakumari 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.
Kanniyakumari 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.
Kanniyakumari sits at latitude 8.32, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 20m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kanniyakumari
- What are normal business hours in Kanniyakumari in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Kanniyakumari runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- Does Kanniyakumari change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kanniyakumari keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Kanniyakumari in?
- Kanniyakumari uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC +5:30.
- What time is it in Kanniyakumari right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kanniyakumari, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
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