Right now, local time in Puducherry is 02:04 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Puducherry ranks #887 worldwide by population and #81 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 25m (winter) – 12h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Puducherry — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 11.9338° N, 79.8298° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Puducherry
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Population
- 657,209 · #887 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Puducherry through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 11.93° S, 100.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,588 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Puducherry today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:09
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 289.3° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Puducherry — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Puducherry sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Puducherry's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,085 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,557 km off. Its position on the globe is 11.93° 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 | 13:34 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:34 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:34 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Puducherry
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Puducherry local time:
Cities sharing Puducherry's time zone
Distances from Puducherry
| Mumbai | 1,085 km | NW (317°) |
| Singapore | 2,895 km | ESE (112°) |
| Dubai | 2,971 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,817 km | ENE (68°) |
| Moscow | 6,076 km | NNW (332°) |
| Tokyo | 6,526 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 8,098 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,279 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 9,086 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,895 km | NNW (349°) |
| São Paulo | 14,233 km | WSW (249°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,557 km | NNE (20°) |
Cities near Puducherry
- Gundupālaiyam3 km · 02:04
- Kottaikuppam3 km · 02:04
- Ariyānkuppam5 km · 02:04
- Manaveli5 km · 02:04
- Kurumbapet6 km · 02:04
- Auroville8 km · 02:04
- Villianur8 km · 02:04
- Koonimedu18 km · 02:04
FAQ
What time is it in Puducherry right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Puducherry (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Puducherry in?
Puducherry runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Puducherry observe daylight saving time?
Puducherry does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puducherry today?
Puducherry sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Puducherry tonight?
The moon phase over Puducherry tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Puducherry?
The antipode of Puducherry — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 11.93° S, 100.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,588 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Puducherry?
Puducherry lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Puducherry?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Puducherry, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.