India · UTC+5:30 (IST)
6:27:10 AM
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Chennai does not observe daylight saving time — it stays at UTC+5:30 all year round.
Chennai is 9h 30min ahead of New York and does not observe daylight saving time, so this difference stays constant all year round — unlike London, which changes clocks twice a year. Chennai uses a 30-minute offset (UTC+5:30) instead of a whole hour — like a handful of countries, including India and Nepal, that split the difference between whole-hour zones. Despite its geography, India keeps a single time zone nationwide, so every city we track there shares Chennai's offset.
| City | Local time now | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 New York | 8:57 PM | 9h 30min ahead |
| 🇬🇧 London | 1:57 AM | 4h 30min ahead |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | 9:57 AM | 3h 30min behind |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | 9:57 PM | 8h 30min ahead |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | 4:57 AM | 1h 30min ahead |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | 10:57 AM | 4h 30min behind |
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 5:57 PM | 12h 30min ahead |
| 🇫🇷 Paris | 2:57 AM | 3h 30min ahead |
| 🇮🇳 Mumbai | 6:27 AM | Same time |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 8:57 AM | 2h 30min behind |
Overlap between Chennai's and each city's standard 9:00-18:00 workday.
Prices and durations are calculated from distance and date — not real quotes from any airline. Use them for rough trip planning only.
| From | Distance | Est. duration | Est. price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 New York | 13,474 km | 16h 36min | $1,660–$2,200 |
| 🇬🇧 London | 8,211 km | 10h 25min | $1,270–$1,680 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | 2,944 km | 4h 13min | $705–$935 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2,902 km | 4h 10min | $700–$930 |
Other cities in Asia/Kolkata
Other cities in India
It is currently 6:27 AM on 20 September 2026 in Chennai (UTC+5:30).
No — Chennai does not observe daylight saving time; it stays at UTC+5:30 all year.
Chennai is 9h 30min ahead of New York.
Chennai is at UTC+5:30 (IST).
Sunrise is at 5:58 AM and sunset at 6:06 PM in Chennai today.
Chennai has an estimated population of 11,500,000.