Pondicherry to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest 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
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Pondicherry 03:45 3:45 AM Bucharest 01:15 1:15 AM You –:–
03:45 3:45 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:52
01:15 1:15 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 18:32
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−2 h 30 min
Bucharest is 2 h 30 min behind Pondicherry.
When you, Pondicherry and Bucharest 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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:45 | 01:15 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 07:32 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 18:32 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 1,883,425 |
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Pondicherry and Bucharest: common questions
How many hours behind Pondicherry is Bucharest?
The clocks in Bucharest are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Pondicherry (UTC+3 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Pondicherry, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Pondicherry, clocks in Bucharest show 6:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Pondicherry, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Pondicherry, clocks in Bucharest show 3:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Pondicherry and Bucharest are at work?
Yes: from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Pondicherry (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Bucharest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Pondicherry is it still yesterday in Bucharest?
Before 2:30 AM in Pondicherry, the date in Bucharest has not changed yet. From 9:30 PM in Bucharest, it is already the next day in Pondicherry.
Is the time difference between Pondicherry and Bucharest the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Bucharest will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Pondicherry.
