Chennai (Madras) to Singapore: time difference
Singapore is 2 h 30 min ahead of Chennai (Madras). Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
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One day, 2 clocks
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Chennai (Madras) 15:12 3:12 PM Singapore 17:42 5:42 PM You –:–
15:12 3:12 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:42
17:42 5:42 PM
Singapore Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:51
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+2 h 30 min
Singapore is 2 h 30 min ahead of Chennai (Madras).
When you, Chennai (Madras) and Singapore are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras)
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
🇸🇬 Singapore
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras) | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:12 | 17:42 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Singapore Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Chennai (Madras) | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Asia/Singapore |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 06:47 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 12 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 4,681,087 | 5,535,002 |
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Chennai (Madras) and Singapore: common questions
How many hours ahead of Chennai (Madras) is Singapore?
The clocks in Singapore are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Chennai (UTC+8 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Chennai (Madras), what time is it in Singapore?
At 9:00 AM in Chennai, clocks in Singapore show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Singapore at the end of the working day in Chennai (Madras)?
The working day in Chennai ends at 6:00 PM; in Singapore it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Chennai (Madras) and in Singapore overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Chennai, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Singapore.
When is it already the next day in Singapore?
From 9:30 PM in Chennai (Madras) it is already the next day in Singapore. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Singapore it is still the previous day in Chennai.
Is the time difference between Chennai (Madras) and Singapore the same all year?
Yes. Neither Chennai nor Singapore switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
