Time in Kallakurichi now

5:38PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

ISTUTC+5:30+10 h 30 min vs New York (you)Asia/Kolkata

No clock changes: Kallakurichi stays on IST (UTC+5:30) all year.

Clock rules in Kallakurichi

Kallakurichi keeps IST (UTC+5:30) all year, the time of all of India.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in 1942.

The weekend in India is Sunday (CLDR, the locale data phones and computers use): plan calls with a Monday-to-Friday office around it.

Local mean solar time at 78.96° E is UTC+5:16, so the clock runs 14 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:14 PM. That is 7 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Kallakurichi has kept the same clocks as Kolkata since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Asia/Kolkata page.

Time difference from Kallakurichi

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Kallakurichi	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 1,890 km	5:38 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Colombo	Nearest capitals abroad · 540 km	5:38 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Male	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,030 km	5:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	−0 h 30 min	−30 min	−30 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,800 km	6:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
New York City	World cities	7:08 AM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h 30 min	−10 h 30 min	−9 h 30 min
Los Angeles	World cities	4:08 AM Tue, Nov 3	−13 h 30 min	−13 h 30 min	−12 h 30 min
London	World cities	12:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h 30 min	−5 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min
Berlin	World cities	1:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min
Dubai	World cities	4:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min

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Places near Kallakurichi

Place	Distance	Clock vs Kallakurichi
Tiruvannamalai	56 km north	same clock
Neyveli	60 km east	same clock
Cuddalore	88 km east	same clock
Salem	88 km west	same clock
Gundupālaiyam	95 km east	same clock
Puducherry	97 km east	same clock
Kumbakonam	98 km south-east	same clock
Tiruchirappalli	106 km south	same clock
Male MV	1,033 km south-west	30 min behind

Kallakurichi at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,682,687
Coordinates11.73° N, 78.96° E
Elevation124 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Kallakurichi in?

Kallakurichi keeps IST (UTC+5:30) all year, the time of all of India. Its IANA time zone ID is Asia/Kolkata.

Does Kallakurichi change its clocks?

No. Kallakurichi has not used daylight saving time since 1942 (it did between 1941 and 1942, according to tzdata’s historical records), and the clocks stay on IST (UTC+5:30) all year.

What is the time difference between Kallakurichi and New York?

Kallakurichi is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York in January and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Kallakurichi does not.