Thenkasi in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.9600, 77.3152
- Population
- 70 545
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 2188 km away
What time is it in Thenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
This page shows the time as it is now in Thenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone (+5:30).
Thenkasi, India
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Thenkasi
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Thenkasi keeps Asia/Kolkata clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:12 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 11 h 48 min Night 12 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 6:21 PM
Weather in Thenkasi right now
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Thenkasi and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 627803 Kuthukalvalasai — 4.2 km away
- 627852 Kilankadu — 5.8 km away
- 627802 Courtallam — 6.0 km away
- 627602 Idaikal — 8.8 km away
- 627807 Karisalkudiyiruppu — 9.9 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
- Ilanji — 3.9 km
- Kuthukalvalasai — 4.2 km
- Ayikudi — 5.8 km
- Kuttālam — 6.0 km
- Kanakkuppillaivalasai — 6.6 km
- Shencottai — 7.8 km
Thenkasi: clock, sun and surroundings
Thenkasi runs its day on Asia/Kolkata, which is offset UTC+5:30. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
Today at Thenkasi, the sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets at 5:59 PM. That gives 11 h 48 min of daylight.
Neighbouring Ilanji and Kuthukalvalasai keep the same hours as Thenkasi.
Thenkasi is mapped by 5 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Thenkasi?
- The designation used for Thenkasi is Asia/Kolkata, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is the offset in Thenkasi changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Thenkasi?
- In Thenkasi the sun sets at 5:59 PM.