Current time in Chennai, India

2:15:01 PM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Chennai is on India Standard Time, UTC+5:30. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 4.7 million people live in Chennai, India. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Chennai International Airport (MAA, 16 km away).

Time zone: Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset now: UTC+5:30
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 6:00 AM
Sunset today: 5:44 PM
Daylight: 11 h 44 min
Population: 4,681,087
Currency: Rupee (INR)
Dialing code: +91
Languages (country): English, Hindi
Airports: MAA 16 km

Chennai · nominal UTC+5:30 band · night shaded

Cities near Chennai

Bengaluru2:15 PM · ±0 h291 km away
Hyderabad2:15 PM · ±0 h516 km away
Colombo2:15 PM · ±0 h686 km away
Mumbai2:15 PM · ±0 h1,033 km away
Kolkata2:15 PM · ±0 h1,356 km away
Dhaka2:45 PM · +0.5 h1,591 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 13.09°, 80.28° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.