Counting down to midnight on 1 January 2027 in Chennai (India), in Chennai’s own local time.
2027 in Chennai · UTC+5:30
Midnight strikes in Chennai at Friday, 1 January 2027 at 00:00 local time — that’s 31 December, 18:30 UTC.
In the worldwide sweep
Chennai is roughly the 16th of the world’s 37 time-zone offsets to cross into 2027. About 15 reach midnight first; around 21 follow.
Time zone
Chennai keeps UTC+5:30on New Year’s Eve (Asia/Kolkata).
Time-zone offsets: IANA Time Zone Database (public domain), January 2026 reading. Zone boundaries: OpenStreetMap contributors via timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL). All times computed live.