Time in Karachi vs Chennai
Karachi keeps PKT (UTC+5) and Chennai keeps IST (UTC+5:30) today. Chennai is 0½ hours ahead of Karachi; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 10:00–18:00 in Chennai (09:00–17:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Karachi | 01:00 in Karachi | 02:00 in Karachi | 03:00 in Karachi | 04:00 in Karachi | 05:00 in Karachi | 06:00 in Karachi | 07:00 in Karachi | 08:00 in Karachi | 09:00 in Karachi | 10:00 in Karachi | 11:00 in Karachi | 12:00 in Karachi | 13:00 in Karachi | 14:00 in Karachi | 15:00 in Karachi | 16:00 in Karachi | 17:00 in Karachi | 18:00 in Karachi | 19:00 in Karachi | 20:00 in Karachi | 21:00 in Karachi | 22:00 in Karachi | 23:00 in Karachi |
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| Karachi—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Chennai—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Best hours to call
09:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Chennai
10:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Chennai
11:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Chennai
12:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
13:00 in Chennai
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Karachi nor Chennai changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Chennai of Karachi?
Chennai is 0½ hours ahead of Karachi right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Karachi and Chennai?
Any hour in 09:00–17:00 Karachi time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Karachi and Chennai change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.