Istanbul to Madurai: time difference
Madurai is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul. 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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Istanbul 10:23 10:23 AM Madurai 12:53 12:53 PM You –:–
10:23 10:23 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
12:53 12:53 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 18:04
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+2 h 30 min
Madurai is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Madurai are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
🇮🇳 Madurai
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 | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇮🇳 Madurai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:23 | 12:53 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 1,700,000 |
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Istanbul and Madurai: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Madurai?
Madurai is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Madurai at the start of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul starts at 9:00 AM; in Madurai it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Madurai when it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, it is 8:30 PM in Madurai.
When is a good time to call Madurai from Istanbul?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Istanbul – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Madurai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Madurai?
From 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Madurai. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Madurai it is still the previous day in Istanbul.
Does the time gap between Istanbul and Madurai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Istanbul nor in Madurai, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
