Time in Kolkata is five and a half hours ahead of GMT, the same as all over India. Kolkata being in the tropical climatic zone the daytime varies significantly between summer and winter. During the summer time the daytime extends for nearly thirteen and a half hours, whereas in winters the daytime is for almost eleven hours.
Kolkata lying in eastern India the day begins around 5 am in the summer months, and around 6 am during the winter months. Kolkata sunsets occur around 6 o'clock in the evening during summer, and around 5 in the evening during winter.
The earliest Kolkata sunrise takes place at 4:45 am in early June, and the latest sunrise takes place at 6:20 am in January. Correspondingly, the earliest sunset takes place at 4:46 pm in December beginning and the latest sunset occurs at around 6:21 p.m. in July.
Kolkata time Difference
The time difference of selected world cities from Calcutta time is as follows. Places with ' - ' prefix
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indicates that the place is behind Kolkata; places with ' + ' prefix indicates that the place is ahead of Kolkata.
- London - - 5:30 hrs (that is London is 5 ½ hours behind Kolkata time)
- New York - - 10:30 hrs
- Tokyo - + 3:30 hrs
- Singapore - + 2:30 hrs
- Toronto - - 10:30 hrs
- Moscow - - 2:30 hrs
- Cape Town - - 3:30 hrs
- Dubai - - 1:30 hrs
- Melbourne - + 5:30 hrs
- Sydney - + 5:30 hrs
- Mexico City - -11:30 hrs
- San Francisco - -13:30 hrs
- Los Angeles - -13:30 hrs
- Washington DC- -10:30 hrs
- Honolulu - -15:30 hrs
- Beijing - + 2:30 hrs
- Rome - - 4:30 hrs
- Sao Paulo - - 7:30 hrs
- Wellington - +7:30 hrs
Time in Kolkata is same as those of Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, and Amritsar.
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