Meeting time

Best time to meet: Madrid and Chennai

Madrid is 4 hours 30 minutes behind Chennai right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours 30 minutes: 9 AM to 12:30 PM in Madrid, which is 1:30 PM to 5 PM in Chennai. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Madrid (2:30 PM in Chennai).

Tue 4:55 PMMadrid · Central European Standard TimeTue 9:25 PMChennai · India Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

MadridChennai
6 AM10:30 AMChennai at work
7 AM11:30 AMChennai at work
8 AM12:30 PMChennai at work
9 AM1:30 PMBoth at work
10 AM2:30 PMEasiest time
11 AM3:30 PMBoth at work
12 PM4:30 PMBoth at work
1 PM5:30 PMMadrid at work
2 PM6:30 PMMadrid at work
3 PM7:30 PMMadrid at work
4 PM8:30 PMMadrid at work
5 PM9:30 PMBoth off
6 PM10:30 PMBoth off
7 PM11:30 PMBoth off
8 PM12:30 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM1:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM2:30 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesMadrid isBoth at work (Madrid time)Easiest (Madrid / Chennai)
Now to March 28, 20274 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 2:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Madrid go forward		3 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–1:30 PM (4 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 1:30 PM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Madrid go back		4 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–12:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)10 AM / 2:30 PM

Madrid keeps the same clock as Berlin; Chennai keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Chennai when it is 9 AM in Madrid?
1:30 PM in Chennai, while Madrid is 4 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Madrid and Chennai?
10 AM in Madrid, which is 2:30 PM in Chennai. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12:30 PM Madrid time.
Does the time difference between Madrid and Chennai change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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