Merkandai in numbers
- Coordinates
- 12.5257, 80.1183
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 1816 km away
What time is it in Merkandai, Tamil Nadu, India
On this page you will find the exact local time in Merkandai, Tamil Nadu, India, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone (+5:30).
Merkandai, India
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Merkandai
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Merkandai, Tamil Nadu.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:06 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:43 PM Daylight 11 h 38 min Night 12 h 22 min Civil twilight 5:44 AM – 6:05 PM
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Merkandai and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 603102 Vittalapuram — 1.5 km away
- 603111 Meyyur — 5.2 km away
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 Tamil Nadu
- Chennai 4 681 087
- Coimbatore 2 136 916
- Kallakurichi 1 682 687
- Madurai 1 465 625
- Tirunelveli 1 435 844
- Teni 1 034 724
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Chittrambakkam — 1.1 km
- Kuduperambakkam — 1.7 km
- Kammarpalaiyam — 1.9 km
- Perambakkam — 2.0 km
- Lattur — 2.1 km
- Ayappakkam — 2.3 km
Time and daylight in Merkandai
Local time in Merkandai comes from the Asia/Kolkata zone, UTC+5:30. Daylight saving time: No.
The horizon brightens over Merkandai at 6:06 AM, and the sun sets at 5:43 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 38 min.
No adjustment is needed moving between Merkandai, Chittrambakkam and Kuduperambakkam.
Postal service in Merkandai uses 2 codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Merkandai?
- Local time in Merkandai is determined by Asia/Kolkata, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is the hour in Merkandai changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Merkandai?
- Expect it at 5:43 PM.