Vedic Time Calculator
Calculate Vedic time now — your live Vedic clock and the matching Gregorian time, for your city or any place on Earth.
Common time zones around the world
Vedic time is reckoned from the local sunrise, so it differs from place to place. When you pick a city above, its clock and zone update automatically. The abbreviation next to the Gregorian time tells you the standard zone:
- IST — Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30): Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and all of India.
- JST — Japan Standard Time (UTC+9): Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo.
- CET — Central European Time (UTC+1): Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam.
- GMT / BST — Greenwich / British Summer Time (UTC+0 / +1): London, Dublin, Lisbon.
- EST / EDT — US Eastern Time (UTC−5 / −4): New York, Toronto, Washington DC.
- PST / PDT — US Pacific Time (UTC−8 / −7): Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver.
- GST — Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4): Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat.
- SGT — Singapore Time (UTC+8): Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (MYT).
- AEST / AEDT — Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10 / +11): Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.
What is Vedic Time?
Vedic time measures the day from one sunrise to the next, not from midnight. That sunrise-to-sunrise span is divided into 60 ghati. Each ghati is split into 60 pala, and each pala into 60 vipala — so the live clock above reads ghati : pala : vipala, the traditional Hindu time used in Panchang and Muhurta.
One ghati is about 24 minutes of clock time, one pala about 24 seconds, and one vipala about 0.4 second. Because the day length shifts with the seasons and your latitude, a ghati is not exactly 24 minutes everywhere — this calculator works it out from your city's real sunrise and sunset, which is why the Vedic clock changes when you switch locations.
Vedic time vs. Gregorian time
The Gregorian clock on the right is ordinary civil ("wall") time in your chosen city's standard time zone — IST for India, JST for Japan, CET for central Europe, and so on. The Vedic clock on the left is the same instant expressed in ghati, pala and vipala counted from this morning's sunrise.
How to use it
Use the search box or "Detect my exact location" to see the Vedic time anywhere in the world. The current Vedic time helps you read Panchang and Hora timings, plan auspicious activity, and understand how classical texts mark the hours of the day. For an important Muhurat, confirm the timing with a qualified astrologer. See the live Panchang for today and the Daily Hora for the wider picture.