Time in Tamil Nadu, India
Monday, 9 November 2026
What time is it in Tamil Nadu? It is on Monday, 9 November 2026.
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Tamil Nadu time zone
- Time zone
- India Standard Time (IST)
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Week number
- 46
Daylight saving time in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC+5:30 all year round.
Sunrise and sunset in Chennai today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Golden hour
- 05:51–06:34 and 17:10–17:53
- Day length
- 11 h 34 min (34 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 05:43–06:05 and 17:40–18:02
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 2 August 202734% of the Sun covered, maximum at 16:54
Moon in Chennai today
New moon
Illumination: 0%
- Moonrise
- 05:54
- Moonset
- 17:34
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 20:23
- Next new moon
- Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 06:21
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 6 July 2028Maximum at 23:49
About Tamil Nadu
The time zone in Tamil Nadu is India Standard Time (UTC+5:30). The administrative centre is Chennai. This page lists the time in 1,014 places in Tamil Nadu.
- Administrative centre
- Chennai
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 1,014
Largest cities in Tamil Nadu
All places in Tamil Nadu A–Z
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- Gangaikondan Tirunelveli Kattabo
- Gangaikondan Cuddalore
- Gangavalli
- Ganguvarpatti
- Gingee
- Gobichettipalayam
- Gopalasamudram
- Gudalur Nilgiris
- Gudalur Theni
- Gudiyatham
- Guduvancheri
- Gummidipundi
- Hanumantanpatti
- Harur
- Hosur
- Hulikal
- Idaiyarpalaiyam
- Idangansalai
- Idappadi
- Idigarai
- Iduvay
- Ilaiyankudi
- Ilampillai
- Ilanji
- Iluppur
- Inam Maniyachi
- Injambakkam
- Irugur
- Jaffrabad
- Jagadapatnam
- Jalakandapuram
- Jalarpet
- Jalladiampet
- Jambai
- Jayamkondacholapuram
- Jujuvadi
- Kadaiyam
- Kadambuttur
- Kadaparai
- Kadattur
- Kadayal
- Kadayanallur
- Kadiganpalli
- Kadiyampatti
- Kaikalapettai
- Kailasagiri
- Kakalur
- Kalakkad
- Kalappanayakkanpatti
- Kalappatti
- Kalavai
- Kalinjur
- Kallakkudi
- Kallakkurichchi
- Kallakurichi
- Kallamchavadi
- Kallidaikurichi
- Kallukuttam
- Kallupatti
- Kalparapatti
- Kalugumalai
- Kamayakkavundanpatti
- Kambainallur
- Kammivapettai
- Kamuthi
- Kanadukattan
- Kanchipuram
- Kandanur
- Kandanvilai
- Kangayam
- Kangeyanallur
- Kaniyambadi
- Kaniyur
- Kanjikkovil
- Kannamangalam
- Kannampalaiyam
- Kannanendal
- Kannankurichchi
- Kannanur
- Kannivadi
- Kanyakumari
- Kappiyara
- Karadipatti
- Karaikudi
- Karaippudur
- Karaivalimadappur
- Karamadai
- Karambakkudi
- Kariapatti
- Karimangalam
- Karingal
- Karugampattur
- Karukkalvadi
- Karumandi Chellipalaiyam
- Karumattampatti
- Karumbakkam
- Karunguli
- Karuppur
- Karur
- Kasipalaiyam
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Tamil Nadu in?
Tamil Nadu uses IST (Asia/Kolkata), UTC+5:30.
Does Tamil Nadu observe daylight saving time?
No. Tamil Nadu stays on UTC+5:30 all year round.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Tamil Nadu is currently on UTC+5:30.