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TheTime Mag

Time in Lucknow

The exact local hour in Lucknow, India — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

10:07:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone Asia/Kolkata Offset UTC+5:30 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Lucknow sits at 26.8467° N, 80.9462° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn05:06First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise05:31 (5:31 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon12:04Sun at its highest point
Sunset18:38 (6:38 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk19:02Last usable light
Day length13h 07mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Lucknow is in the Asia/Kolkata zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+5:30.

Lucknow does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+5:30 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Lucknow compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Lucknow, with the great-circle distance from Lucknow for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −4h 30m 7,108 km · 4,417 mi
New York 00:37 −9h 30m 12,070 km · 7,500 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +3h 30m 5,584 km · 3,470 mi
Dubai 08:37 −1h 30m 2,568 km · 1,596 mi
Sydney 14:37 +4h 30m 10,017 km · 6,224 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −12h 30m 12,948 km · 8,046 mi

About Lucknow

CountryIndia
Population3,382,000
Latitude / Longitude26.8467, 80.9462
IANA time zoneAsia/Kolkata
UTC offsetUTC+5:30
Country calling code+91
CurrencyINR

Other cities in Asia/Kolkata

These cities share Lucknow's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from Lucknow

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Lucknow on the world clock.