Time in Prayagraj now

5:38PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

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

Clock rules in Prayagraj

Prayagraj 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 81.84° E is UTC+5:27, within 3 min of the clock: the sun is highest at about noon. That is 19 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Prayagraj 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 Prayagraj

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Prayagraj	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 580 km	5:38 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Kathmandu	Nearest capitals abroad · 430 km	5:53 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 15 min	+15 min	+15 min
Thimphu	Nearest capitals abroad · 810 km	6:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 890 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 Prayagraj

Place	Distance	Clock vs Prayagraj
Gyānpur	64 km east	same clock
Mirzāpur	80 km south-east	same clock
Gauriganj	86 km north	same clock
Jaunpur	91 km east	same clock
Sultānpur	93 km north	same clock
Raebareli	107 km north-west	same clock
Rewa	116 km south-west	same clock
Fatehpur	116 km north-west	same clock
Kathmandu NP	427 km north-east	15 min ahead
Rangpur BD	744 km east	30 min ahead
Lahore PK	998 km north-west	30 min behind

Prayagraj at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,073,438
Coordinates25.44° N, 81.84° E
Elevation99 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Prayagraj in?

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

Does Prayagraj change its clocks?

No. Prayagraj 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 Prayagraj and New York?

Prayagraj 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 Prayagraj does not.