Time in Vijayawada now

6:36PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

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

Clock rules in Vijayawada

Vijayawada 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 80.65° E is UTC+5:23, so the clock runs 7 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:07 PM. That is 14 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Vijayawada 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 Vijayawada

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Vijayawada	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 1,390 km	6:36 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Colombo	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,070 km	6:36 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,300 km	7:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
Kathmandu	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,330 km	6:51 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 15 min	+15 min	+15 min
New York City	World cities	8:06 AM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h 30 min	−10 h 30 min	−9 h 30 min
Los Angeles	World cities	5:06 AM Tue, Nov 3	−13 h 30 min	−13 h 30 min	−12 h 30 min
London	World cities	1:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h 30 min	−5 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min
Berlin	World cities	2:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min
Dubai	World cities	5:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min

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Places near Vijayawada

Place	Distance	Clock vs Vijayawada
Mangalagiri	12 km south-west	same clock
Amaravati	14 km west	same clock
Thenali	29 km south	same clock
Guntur	31 km south-west	same clock
Gudivāda	38 km east	same clock
Eluru	54 km north-east	same clock
Machilīpatnam	63 km south-east	same clock
Chilakalūrupet	69 km south-west	same clock
Khulna BD	1,167 km north-east	30 min ahead
Kathmandu NP	1,334 km north	15 min ahead
Sittwe MM	1,355 km east	1 h ahead

Vijayawada at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,143,232
Coordinates16.51° N, 80.65° E
Elevation47 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Vijayawada in?

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

Does Vijayawada change its clocks?

No. Vijayawada 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 Vijayawada and New York?

Vijayawada 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 Vijayawada does not.