Current Time in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
9:23:22 PM
21:23:22
IST (India Standard Time) · UTC+05:30
Asia/Kolkata
Clock format
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Time zone details
Kolkata does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Kolkata
Location facts
Place
- Country
- India
- Administrative area
- West Bengal
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Indian Rupee (INR)
Practical
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Bangla, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Santali, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Konkani, Dogri, Manipuri, Sanskrit, French, Mizo
- Dialing code
- +91
- Population
- 4,631,392
- Elevation
- Approximately 11 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 22° 33' N / 88° 21' E
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Clock changes in Kolkata
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 21 min1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
New MoonMoon illumination2%
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 21 min1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (71.6° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Saturday, September 19, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 21 min | 1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 20 min | 1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 18 min | 1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 17 min | 1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 16 min | 1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 14 min | 1 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 13 min | 1 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Kolkata
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Plan around Kolkata
Time context
Kolkata follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Mumbai
Current time offsetUTC+05:30 (IST)
View time differencesUpcoming public holidays in West Bengal
- Gandhi Jayanti
- Christmas Day
- Swami Vivekananda Jayanti
Nearby scheduled airports for Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportCCULarge airport13.4 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · CCU / VECC
About 13.4 km (8.3 mi) northeast of Kolkata
Scheduled airline service in source data
Jessore AirportJSRMedium airport · Serves Jashore (Jessore), Bangladesh107 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · JSR / VGJR
About 107 km (66.5 mi) northeast of Kolkata
Scheduled airline service in source data
Kazi Nazrul Islam AirportRDPMedium airport · Serves Durgapur164 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · RDP / VEDG
About 164 km (102 mi) northwest of Kolkata
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Browse places in IndiaFrequently asked questions
- What time zone is Kolkata in?
- Kolkata currently uses India Standard Time (IST). Its IANA time zone is Asia/Kolkata.
- When is the next clock change in Kolkata?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Kolkata in the next 12 months
- Does Kolkata observe daylight saving time?
- Kolkata does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Kolkata right now?
- Kolkata is currently UTC+05:30