India
Time now in Rajapalayam
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 06:33Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
328,816
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
06:33
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
9.42, 77.48
Time difference from Rajapalayam
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rajapalayam right now.
Rajapalayam on the map
About the time in Rajapalayam
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 06:33 local time, giving 12h 22m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (9.42, 77.48) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Rajapalayam.
Rajapalayam 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 328,816 people live in Rajapalayam, 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 Rajapalayam
- 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 Rajapalayam?
- Rajapalayam is UTC +5:30 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Rajapalayam change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Rajapalayam keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Rajapalayam right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rajapalayam, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
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