Kāraikkulam in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.5866, 78.2093
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 2121 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kāraikkulam, Tamil Nadu, India
This page keeps the current time in Kāraikkulam, Tamil Nadu, India, according to the Asia/Kolkata zone (+5:30).
Kāraikkulam, India
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Kāraikkulam
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Kāraikkulam, Tamil Nadu.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:08 AM Solar noon 12:02 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 11 h 49 min Night 12 h 11 min Civil twilight 5:46 AM – 6:18 PM
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Kāraikkulam and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 626129 Tiruchuli — 5.8 km away
- 626607 Isali — 7.0 km away
- 626106 Allalaperi — 7.7 km away
- 626105 Puliyuran — 9.6 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Tamil Nadu
- Chennai 4 681 087
- Coimbatore 2 136 916
- Kallakurichi 1 682 687
- Madurai 1 465 625
- Tirunelveli 1 435 844
- Teni 1 034 724
Other places named Kāraikkulam
- Karaikkulam Tamil Nadu, India
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Mīnākshipuram — 20.4 km
- Koppuchittampatti — 20.7 km
- Tummachinnampatti — 20.9 km
- Balasubrahmanyapuram — 21.2 km
- Maravar Perungudi — 21.9 km
- Gopālapuram — 22.3 km
Kāraikkulam: clock, sun and surroundings
Locations in Kāraikkulam are covered by 4 postal codes.
Kāraikkulam follows Asia/Kolkata, giving it a UTC+5:30 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
The sky over Kāraikkulam lightens at 6:08 AM and the sun sets at 5:56 PM. Daylight runs for 11 h 49 min today.
The hour in Kāraikkulam is the hour in Mīnākshipuram and Koppuchittampatti as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Kāraikkulam?
- Choose Asia/Kolkata for Kāraikkulam, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is the offset in Kāraikkulam changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does evening light leave Kāraikkulam?
- At 5:56 PM.