Puducherry (UT) · 11.9416°N, 79.8083°E · IST (UTC+5:30)
Rahu Kaal in Puducherry today, Friday, July 31, 2026, is 10:42–12:17. Sunrise is at 05:57 and sunset at 18:36. Tithi: Krishna Dwitiya (Krishna); Nakshatra: Dhanishta; Moon in Aquarius.
Times are local to Puducherry (updated hourly). Use the calculator below for any other city or date.
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Puducherry (Pondicherry), the former French territory, has a Tamil Hindu community where Sri Aurobindo Ashram follows the universal calendar alongside Tamil Panchangam for Diksha Day and Matrubhoomi festivals. At 79.81°E, sunrise is about 8 minutes before Delhi.
All Panchang time divisions — Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya, Hora, and Abhijit Muhurta — are calculated from the local sunrise at your exact coordinates. Puducherry is located at 11.94°N latitude and 79.81°E longitude. This means every time-sensitive Panchang element is specifically calibrated for Puducherry residents.
Rahu Kaal (the inauspicious period associated with Rahu) lasts approximately 90 minutes each day, with its timing varying by day of the week. For Puducherry, these timings are calculated from the exact local sunrise, which differs from Delhi by approximately 10 minutes due to longitude difference.
Rahu Kaal in Puducherry is calculated from today's local sunrise at 11.94°N, 79.81°E. It varies daily by day of the week — on Monday it falls in the 2nd period, on Saturday in the 3rd period. See the live calculator above for today's exact time.
Puducherry is at 79.81°E longitude. Since all Panchang time divisions are calculated from local sunrise, the difference in longitude from a reference city like Delhi (77.21°E) shifts all time-based Panchang values by approximately 10 minutes.
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