Current Time in Kanpur, India 🇮🇳
Lat/Long: 26.47° N, 80.35° E
State: Uttar Pradesh
Country: 🇮🇳 India
IANA Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
Timezone: IST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in India: IST
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Kanpur
Sunrise
in Kanpur
↑
5:19 AM
Sunset
in Kanpur
↓
7:05 PM
Day Length
13h 46m
Dawn
in Kanpur
4:52 AM
Dusk
in Kanpur
7:32 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Kanpur
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
98.1%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 20:22
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 07:04
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FAQ — Time in Kanpur
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 15:30:16 in Kanpur, India. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Kanpur uses Asia/Kolkata (IST) — UTC+05:30. The IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Kolkata, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Kanpur does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Kolkata (IST) — UTC+05:30 year-round.
Kanpur is currently +05:30 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Kanpur's local time, use our time calculator.
India has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.