Budapest to Kolkata (Calcutta): time difference
Kolkata (Calcutta) is 4 h 30 min ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇮🇳 Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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- India Standard Time
- UTC+5:30
- Twilight
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 16:58 · 11 h 13 min
+4 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 00:43 12:43 AM Kolkata (Calcutta) 05:13 5:13 AM You –:–
00:43 12:43 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:21
05:13 5:13 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 16:58
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+4 h 30 min
Kolkata (Calcutta) is 4 h 30 min ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Kolkata (Calcutta) are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇮🇳 Kolkata (Calcutta)
4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇮🇳 Kolkata (Calcutta) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:43 | 05:13 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +4 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:35 | 05:44 |
| Sunset | 16:21 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 9 h 46 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 4,486,679 |
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Budapest and Kolkata (Calcutta): common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Kolkata (Calcutta)?
Kolkata is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Budapest is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Kolkata (Calcutta)?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Kolkata show 1:30 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Kolkata (Calcutta)?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Kolkata show 10:30 PM.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Kolkata (Calcutta) overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Budapest, which is 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Kolkata.
When does the date change in Kolkata (Calcutta) compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Kolkata earlier: at 7:30 PM in Budapest it is already midnight there. Until 4:30 AM in Kolkata, Budapest is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Kolkata (Calcutta) the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Kolkata will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Budapest.
