Thursday, September 10, 2026
India Standard Time (IST)
UTC Offset
UTC+05:30
Daylight Saving Time
No DST
Next Clock Change
No upcoming changes
Region
Asia
6 major cities
About India Standard Time
India Standard Time (IST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 05:30 hours.
Major cities using this timezone include Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad. These cities follow India Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
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About India Standard Time (IST)
India Standard Time (IST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +05:30. The IANA identifier is Asia/Kolkata. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate IST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see IST relative to other major timezones.
Right now Asia/Kolkata is UTC+05:30. Standard-time offset: UTC+05:30.
Asia/Kolkata does not observe daylight saving time — the UTC offset stays at +05:30 year-round.
Major Cities Using IST
These cities observe India Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular IST Time Conversions
Frequently searched conversions involving IST. Each link opens the live converter pre-filled.