India
Time now in Madurai
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 06:33Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,038,252
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
06:33
Day length
12h 24m
Coordinates
9.89, 78.03
Time difference from Madurai
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About the time in Madurai
Madurai sits at latitude 9.89, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 24m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Madurai 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.
Around 3,038,252 people live in Madurai, 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 Madurai
- Which time zone is Madurai in?
- Madurai uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC +5:30.
- When do the sun rise and set in Madurai today?
- Sunrise is at 06:09 and sunset at 06:33, giving 12h 24m of daylight.
- What time is it in Madurai right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Madurai, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
- Does Madurai change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Madurai keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
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