India
Time now in Kargil
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:51Sunset 07:05Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
45,250
Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
07:05
Day length
13h 13m
Coordinates
34.56, 76.11
Time difference from Kargil
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About the time in Kargil
Kargil 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Kargil 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.
Around 45,250 people live in Kargil, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kargil
- Does Kargil change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kargil keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Kargil in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Kargil runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Kargil today?
- Sunrise is at 05:51 and sunset at 07:05, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
- What time is it in Kargil right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kargil, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
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