Meeting time

Best time to meet: Chennai and Doha

Chennai is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Doha right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours 30 minutes: 11:30 AM to 5 PM in Chennai, which is 9 AM to 2:30 PM in Doha. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Chennai (11 AM in Doha).

Tue 9:24 PMChennai · India Standard TimeTue 6:54 PMDoha · Arabian Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Chennai time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

ChennaiDoha
6 AM3:30 AMBoth off
7 AM4:30 AMBoth off
8 AM5:30 AMBoth off
9 AM6:30 AMChennai at work
10 AM7:30 AMChennai at work
11 AM8:30 AMChennai at work
12 PM9:30 AMBoth at work
1 PM10:30 AMBoth at work
2 PM11:30 AMBoth at work
3 PM12:30 PMBoth at work
4 PM1:30 PMBoth at work
5 PM2:30 PMDoha at work
6 PM3:30 PMDoha at work
7 PM4:30 PMDoha at work
8 PM5:30 PMBoth off
9 PM6:30 PMBoth off
10 PM7:30 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Chennai and Doha does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Chennai keeps the same clock as Bangalore; Doha keeps the same clock as Istanbul.

Which days work

Doha works Sunday to Thursday and Chennai works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Doha's weekend, and a Sunday one on Chennai's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Doha when it is 9 AM in Chennai?
6:30 AM in Doha, while Chennai is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Chennai and Doha?
1:30 PM in Chennai, which is 11 AM in Doha. Both cities are at work from 11:30 AM to 5 PM Chennai time.
Does the time difference between Chennai and Doha change during the year?
No. It stays 2 hours 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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