Current Local time in Chennai, India
Question: What time is it in Chennai? Answer: Chennai (Tamil Nadu) is located in "IST" time zone [*1] (GMT offset in hours: +5.5) and daylight saving time is NOT active ⇒ Current Local time is (in moment when this page is generated): Saturday, 14. March 2026, 19:45 Refresh page if necessary
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| Chennai info: | |
|---|---|
| Country: | India |
| Currency: | INR, Rupee |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Population: | ≈ 4 328 063  = 3.689‰ IND Population |
| Elevation: | ≈ 14 m |
| GPS coordinates | 13° 5' 16.2" North, 80° 16' 42.5" East |
| Distance from * Equator: | 1455.2 km (904.2 mi) |
| Distance from * North pole: | 8551.8 km (5313.9 mi) |
| Languages: [*2] | English/India (+25) |
| AC power plug | 230 V • 50 Hz • C,D,M [*3] |
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Time of day in Chennai now
 06:16 |
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 18:19 |
Time difference from Chennai:
| Los Angeles | ************ | | | -12.5 |
| Mexico City | *********** | | | -11.5 |
| New York | ********* | | | -9.5 |
| Rio de Janeiro | ******** | | | -8.5 |
| London | ***** | | | -5.5 |
| Moscow | ** | | | -2.5 |
| Dubai | * | | | -1.5 |
| Mumbai | | | 0 | |
| Shanghai | +2.5 | | | ** |
| Tokyo | +3.5 | | | *** |
| Sydney | +5.5 | | | ***** |
[*1] IST = Asia/Kolkata Time Zone
[*2] Languages in India : • English/India • Hindi • Bengali • Telugu • Marathi • Tamil • Urdu • Gujarati • Kannada • Malayalam • Oriya • Panjabi • Assamese • Bihari • Santali • Kashmiri • Nepali • Sindhi • Konkani (macrolanguage) • Dogri (macrolanguage) • Manipuri • Sino-Tibetan languages • Sanskrit • French • Lushai • Indic languages
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