Time in Karachi vs Kolkata
Karachi keeps PKT (UTC+5) and Kolkata keeps IST (UTC+5:30) today. Kolkata 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 Kolkata (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 |
| Kolkata—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
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- Night
- Overlap
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Best hours to call
09:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Kolkata
10:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Kolkata
11:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Kolkata
12:00 in Karachi
Inside working hours on both sides
13:00 in Kolkata
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Karachi nor Kolkata changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Kolkata of Karachi?
Kolkata 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 Kolkata?
Any hour in 09:00–17:00 Karachi time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Karachi and Kolkata change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.