IST: India Standard Time
Five and a half hours ahead of UTC, used across the whole of India regardless of how far east or west a city lies. India has never observed daylight saving, so the offset is constant all year.
Daylight
Current IST time
00:00:00
Shown for Mumbai, a representative location on IST.
Sunrise
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Local time
Sunset
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Local time
UTC now
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Coordinated Universal Time
Your zone
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UTC
Same as you
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Relative to your device
- Abbreviation
- IST
- Standard offset
- UTC+5:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- vs UK now
- +4h 30m
India Standard Time
Changes with BST
Where IST is used
- India
- Sri Lanka
Cities on IST
IST converted to major cities
The current moment, read off each city's own clock.
| City | Local time | Date | vs Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|
| CardiffWales, UK | --:-- | ||
| LondonUnited Kingdom | --:-- | ||
| New YorkUnited States | --:-- | ||
| Los AngelesUnited States | --:-- | ||
| ChicagoUnited States | --:-- | ||
| São PauloBrazil | --:-- | ||
| ParisFrance | --:-- | ||
| DubaiUAE | --:-- | ||
| SingaporeSingapore | --:-- | ||
| TokyoJapan | --:-- | ||
| SydneyAustralia | --:-- |
IST and the UK
IST is running 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the United Kingdom right now. Because IST has no daylight saving while the UK switches between GMT and BST, the difference between them changes by an hour twice a year even though IST itself never moves.
IST: questions
- What is IST?
- IST stands for India Standard Time. It is UTC+5:30, meaning it runs 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Five and a half hours ahead of UTC, used across the whole of India regardless of how far east or west a city lies. India has never observed daylight saving, so the offset is constant all year.
- Which countries use IST?
- IST is used across India, Sri Lanka.
- Does IST change for daylight saving?
- No. IST stays at UTC+5:30 throughout the year. Note that the difference to the UK still changes, because Britain switches between GMT and BST.
- What is IST in UK time?
- IST is currently 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the UK. Because Britain observes British Summer Time, this gap shifts by an hour between the winter and summer months.