Local time
Current time in Karachi
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Karachi at a glance
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
UTC offset
UTC+5
Coordinates
24.86°N · 67.00°E
Country
Pakistan 🇵🇰
Dialing code
+92
Language
Urdu, English
City essentials
Karachi uses Asia/Karachi with a fixed offset all year. Comparing it with a daylight-saving city is simpler once you know the other side’s seasonal change.
Prayer times here use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Karachi
Local time in Karachi falls within the Asia/Karachi zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 24.9° in the northern hemisphere, Karachi's day length varies gently across the seasons. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Karachi are calculated using the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Karachi from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Karachi, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Karachi, Pakistan.
Country
Pakistan 🇵🇰
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Karachi in?
Karachi uses the Asia/Karachi time zone (UTC+5).
What is the UTC offset of Karachi?
Karachi is on UTC+5. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Karachi in?
Karachi is located in Pakistan.
How is the current time in Karachi calculated?
The clock for Karachi is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.