Gorakhpur in numbers
- Coordinates
- 23.1152, 78.0168
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 619 km away
- Same name
- 47 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gorakhpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
The exact time in Gorakhpur, Madhya Pradesh, India is given here, for the Asia/Kolkata time zone (+5:30).
Gorakhpur, India
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Gorakhpur
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gorakhpur, Madhya Pradesh.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:28 AM Solar noon 12:03 PM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 11 h 10 min Night 12 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:05 AM – 6:01 PM
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Gorakhpur and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 125047
- 464774
- 480886
- 480887
- 481884
- 487110
- 495117
- 765015
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Madhya Pradesh
Other places named Gorakhpur
- Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh, India
- Gorakhpur Haryana, India
- Gorakhpur Maharashtra, India
- Gorakhpur Odisha, India
- Gorakhpur Punjab, Pakistan
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Badi — 11.1 km
- Khapariya Khapa — 13.0 km
- Ranipura Khurd — 16.4 km
- Maljhir — 16.9 km
- Betli — 17.1 km
- Khurpatni — 17.2 km
Time and daylight in Gorakhpur
8 distinct postal codes apply to Gorakhpur.
Gorakhpur holds to Asia/Kolkata time, which equals UTC+5:30. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Gorakhpur sees the sun rise at 6:28 AM and set at 5:38 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 10 min.
The local time of Gorakhpur is shared by neighbouring Badi and Khapariya Khapa.
Questions and answers
- How should the time zone of Gorakhpur be stated?
- It should be stated as Asia/Kolkata, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the local schedule in Gorakhpur include a clock change?
- No.
- What time does the sun set in Gorakhpur?
- The sun sets in Gorakhpur at 5:38 PM.