Time in Tiruchirappalli now

8:36PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

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

Clock rules in Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli 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 78.70° E is UTC+5:15, so the clock runs 15 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:15 PM. That is 6 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Tiruchirappalli 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 Tiruchirappalli

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Tiruchirappalli	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 1,990 km	8:36 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Colombo	Nearest capitals abroad · 450 km	8:36 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Male	Nearest capitals abroad · 930 km	8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−0 h 30 min	−30 min	−30 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,900 km	9:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
New York City	World cities	10:06 AM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h 30 min	−10 h 30 min	−9 h 30 min
Los Angeles	World cities	7:06 AM Tue, Nov 3	−13 h 30 min	−13 h 30 min	−12 h 30 min
London	World cities	3:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h 30 min	−5 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min
Berlin	World cities	4:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min
Dubai	World cities	7:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min

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Places near Tiruchirappalli

Place	Distance	Clock vs Tiruchirappalli
Thanjavur	48 km east	same clock
Pudukkottai	50 km south	same clock
Karur	69 km west	same clock
Kumbakonam	78 km east	same clock
Kāraikkudi	84 km south	same clock
Dindigul	93 km south-west	same clock
Kallakurichi	106 km north	same clock
Salem	110 km north-west	same clock
Male MV	934 km south-west	30 min behind

Tiruchirappalli at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,022,518
Coordinates10.82° N, 78.70° E
Elevation79 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Tiruchirappalli in?

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

Does Tiruchirappalli change its clocks?

No. Tiruchirappalli 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 Tiruchirappalli and New York?

Tiruchirappalli 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 Tiruchirappalli does not.