Rishikesh in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.1078, 78.2925
- Population
- 66 390
- Region
- Uttarakhand
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 194 km away
What time is it in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
This is the current time in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, shown for the Asia/Kolkata time zone (+5:30).
Rishikesh, India
Saturday, 5 September 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Rishikesh
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 12:17 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 12 h 40 min Night 11 h 20 min Civil twilight 5:33 AM – 7:01 PM
Weather in Rishikesh right now
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Rishikesh and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 174024
- 249201
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 Uttarakhand
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Birbhaddar — 4.2 km
- Narendranagar — 6.0 km
- Shibpuri — 10.0 km
- Rani Pokhri — 11.3 km
- Raiwala Bara — 11.6 km
- Bijni — 12.6 km
Local time details for Rishikesh
Rishikesh falls within Asia/Kolkata, which places it UTC+5:30 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
Daylight arrives in Rishikesh at 5:57 AM and departs at 6:37 PM. It lasts 12 h 40 min today.
For nearby Birbhaddar and Narendranagar, use the time shown for Rishikesh.
Rishikesh carries 2 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Rishikesh?
- The time zone that includes Rishikesh is Asia/Kolkata, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Rishikesh follow daylight saving time?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Rishikesh?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:37 PM.