Pondicherry to Athens: time difference
Athens is 2 h 30 min behind Pondicherry. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
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One day, 2 clocks
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Pondicherry 00:26 12:26 AM Athens 21:56 9:56 PM You –:–
00:26 12:26 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:52
21:56 9:56 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:48
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−2 h 30 min
Athens is 2 h 30 min behind Pondicherry.
When you, Pondicherry and Athens are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Pondicherry
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
🇬🇷 Athens
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 | 🇮🇳 Pondicherry | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:26 | 21:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Pondicherry | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 3,090,508 |
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Pondicherry and Athens: common questions
How many hours behind Pondicherry is Athens?
The clocks in Athens are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Pondicherry (UTC+3 and UTC+5:30).
What time is it in Athens at the start of the working day in Pondicherry?
The working day in Pondicherry starts at 9:00 AM; in Athens it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Pondicherry, what time is it in Athens?
At 6:00 PM in Pondicherry, clocks in Athens show 3:30 PM.
When do working hours in Pondicherry and in Athens overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Pondicherry, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Athens.
When is it still the previous day in Athens?
Until 2:30 AM in Pondicherry it is still the previous day in Athens. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Pondicherry.
Does the time difference between Pondicherry and Athens change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Athens. From October 25, 2026, Athens will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Pondicherry.
