Right now, local time in Kāraikāl is 20:10 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kāraikāl ranks #7214 worldwide by population and #623 in India.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata GMT+5:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 29m (winter) – 12h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kāraikāl — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.9167° N, 79.8333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Puducherry
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 86,838 · #7214 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kāraikāl through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.92° S, 100.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,503 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kāraikāl today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:09
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 290.5° from north (WNW (290°))
Full prayer timetable for Kāraikāl — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kāraikāl sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Kāraikāl's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,171 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,663 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.92° N, 79.83° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 06:40 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 08:40 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 11:40 | −8h 30m |
| London | 14:40 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 15:40 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 17:40 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 18:40 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 20:10 | same time |
| Singapore | 22:40 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 22:40 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 23:40 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 01:40 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kāraikāl
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kāraikāl local time:
Cities sharing Kāraikāl's time zone
Distances from Kāraikāl
| Mumbai | 1,171 km | NW (321°) |
| Singapore | 2,854 km | ESE (110°) |
| Dubai | 3,035 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,860 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 6,176 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,591 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 8,182 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,367 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 9,017 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 14,006 km | NNW (348°) |
| São Paulo | 14,192 km | WSW (249°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,663 km | NNE (20°) |
Cities near Kāraikāl
- Tirumalarājanpatnam5 km · 20:10
- Tittachcheri7 km · 20:10
- Tharangambadi13 km · 20:10
- Nagapattinam17 km · 20:10
- Puravachcheri18 km · 20:10
- Manjakollai18 km · 20:10
- Kilvelur19 km · 20:10
- Peralam20 km · 20:10
FAQ
What time is it in Kāraikāl right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kāraikāl (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kāraikāl in?
Kāraikāl runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kāraikāl observe daylight saving time?
Kāraikāl does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kāraikāl today?
Kāraikāl sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kāraikāl tonight?
The moon phase over Kāraikāl tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kāraikāl?
The antipode of Kāraikāl — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.92° S, 100.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,503 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kāraikāl?
Kāraikāl lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kāraikāl?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kāraikāl, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.