India
Time now in Varanasi
Sunrise 05:34Sunset 06:29Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,676,841
Sunrise
05:34
Sunset
06:29
Day length
12h 55m
Coordinates
25.39, 82.91
Time difference from Varanasi
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About the time in Varanasi
Varanasi 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 Varanasi 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.
Sunrise today lands at 05:34 and sunset at 06:29 local time, giving 12h 55m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (25.39, 82.91) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Varanasi.
Frequently asked questions about time in Varanasi
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Varanasi?
- Varanasi is UTC +5:30 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Varanasi right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Varanasi, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
- What are normal business hours in Varanasi in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Varanasi runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Varanasi in?
- Varanasi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC +5:30.
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