Cebu to Chennai (Madras): time difference
Chennai (Madras) is 2 h 30 min behind Cebu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cebu 14:15 2:15 PM Chennai (Madras) 11:45 11:45 AM You –:–
14:15 2:15 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
11:45 11:45 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:54
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−2 h 30 min
Chennai (Madras) is 2 h 30 min behind Cebu.
When you, Cebu and Chennai (Madras) are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇭 Cebu
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
🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras)
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇭 Cebu | 🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:15 | 11:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Cebu | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:34 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 17:31 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 964,169 | 4,681,087 |
Compare Cebu with another city
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Cebu and Chennai (Madras): common questions
How far behind Cebu is Chennai (Madras)?
Chennai is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Cebu: UTC+5:30 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cebu, what time is it in Chennai (Madras)?
At 9:00 AM in Cebu, clocks in Chennai show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Chennai (Madras) when it is 6:00 PM in Cebu?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cebu, it is 3:30 PM in Chennai.
When is a good time to call Chennai (Madras) from Cebu?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Cebu – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Chennai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cebu is it still yesterday in Chennai (Madras)?
Before 2:30 AM in Cebu, the date in Chennai has not changed yet. From 9:30 PM in Chennai, it is already the next day in Cebu.
Does the time gap between Cebu and Chennai (Madras) change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cebu nor in Chennai, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
