Time Now in Colachel, India 🇮🇳
Lat/Long: 8.18° N, 77.26° E
Elevation: 36 m above sea level
Population rank: #1847 of 3,570 cities in India by population
State: Tamil Nadu
IANA Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
Solar time: clocks run about 20m ahead of the sun
Timezone: IST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in India: IST
Colachel keeps its clocks on UTC+5:30, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. There is no daylight-saving shift here; the offset stays fixed year-round. Day and night are close to even today, with about 12 hours of daylight. Sitting close to the equator, Colachel sees day length barely change from month to month. Colachel sits at a modest 36 m above sea level. Colachel is fairly isolated: even Mumbai lies some 1301 km off. Colachel is a smaller locality in India, handy to pin down before scheduling a call across time zones.
Today Colachel sees 12h 13m between a 06:12 sunrise and a 18:26 sunset.
Time & Daylight in Colachel
Daylight Hours in Colachel
Colachel gets 12h 14m of daylight today. Sunrise in Colachel is at 06:12 and sunset in Colachel is at 18:26.
Daylight ranges from about 11h 39m near the December solstice to 12h 36m near the June solstice.
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| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 6 Sep ● | 05:00 | 06:12 | 12:19 | 15:24 | 18:26 | 19:56 |
| Mon, 7 Sep | 05:00 | 06:12 | 12:19 | 15:24 | 18:26 | 19:56 |
| Tue, 8 Sep | 05:00 | 06:12 | 12:18 | 15:24 | 18:25 | 19:55 |
| Wed, 9 Sep | 05:00 | 06:11 | 12:18 | 15:24 | 18:25 | 19:55 |
| Thu, 10 Sep | 04:59 | 06:11 | 12:18 | 15:25 | 18:24 | 19:54 |
| Fri, 11 Sep | 04:59 | 06:11 | 12:17 | 15:25 | 18:23 | 19:53 |
| Sat, 12 Sep | 04:59 | 06:11 | 12:17 | 15:25 | 18:23 | 19:53 |
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Colachel
Sunrise
in Colachel
↑
6:12 AM
Sunset
in Colachel
↓
6:26 PM
Day Length
12h 13m
Dawn
in Colachel
5:51 AM
Dusk
in Colachel
6:47 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Colachel
Current Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
25.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 02:23
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 15:21
Distances & Clock Changes in Colachel
How Far Is Colachel From Other Major Cities?
| City | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 1,301 km | NNW (339deg) |
| Dubai | 3,002 km | NW (312deg) |
| Singapore | 3,038 km | ESE (103deg) |
| Hong Kong | 4,244 km | ENE (64deg) |
| Moscow | 6,324 km | NNW (335deg) |
| Tokyo | 6,994 km | NE (54deg) |
| Paris | 8,221 km | NW (319deg) |
| London | 8,425 km | NW (321deg) |
Colachel's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Colachel and you would surface in the open ocean, near 8.2deg S, 102.7deg W.
Frequently Asked Questions about Colachel
What time is it in Colachel right now?
The current local time in Colachel is 17:49 on Sunday, September 06, 2026. Colachel follows the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
What time zone is Colachel in?
Clocks in Colachel follow the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30). It applies to the wider area too and adjusts on its own for daylight saving where that is observed.
How many hours ahead or behind UTC is Colachel?
Is Colachel on daylight saving time right now?
No — Colachel is not currently observing daylight saving time as of September 06, 2026.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Colachel today?
Today in Colachel: sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset is at 18:26, giving 12h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Colachel tonight?
Tonight the moon over Colachel is in its Waning Crescent phase, lit 25.9%.
What is solar time in Colachel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Colachel, clocks run about 20m ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.