Hong Kong to Pondicherry: time difference

Pondicherry is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇮🇳 Pondicherry, India

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5:10 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • India Standard Time
  • UTC+5:30
  • Golden hour

☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:45 · 11 h 40 min

−2 h 30 min

One day, 2 clocks

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Hong Kong 19:40 7:40 PM Pondicherry 17:10 5:10 PM
Hong Kong 19:40 7:40 PM Pondicherry 17:10 5:10 PM You –:–
🇭🇰 Hong Kong

19:40 7:40 PM

Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8

☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45

🇮🇳 Pondicherry

17:10 5:10 PM

India Standard Time · UTC+5:30

☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:45

⇄ Difference

−2 h 30 min

Pondicherry is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.

When you, Hong Kong and Pondicherry are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇮🇳 Pondicherry
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇮🇳 Pondicherry
Local time 19:40 17:10
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Hong Kong Standard Time India Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+8 UTC+5:30
Offset from Hong Kong — −2 h 30 min
IANA zone Asia/Hong Kong Asia/Kolkata
Daylight saving Not observed Not observed
Sunrise 06:31 06:05
Sunset 17:45 17:45
Daylight 11 h 14 min 11 h 40 min
People on this clock 1,367,900 100,000

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Hong Kong and Pondicherry: common questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Pondicherry?
Pondicherry is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+5:30, while Hong Kong is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Pondicherry when it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong?
When it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, it is 6:30 AM in Pondicherry.
What time is it in Pondicherry when it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is 3:30 PM in Pondicherry.
When do working hours in Hong Kong and in Pondicherry overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Pondicherry.
When is it still the previous day in Pondicherry?
Until 2:30 AM in Hong Kong it is still the previous day in Pondicherry. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Pondicherry it is already the next day in Hong Kong.
Does the time difference between Hong Kong and Pondicherry change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
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