Current IST time
· week 43 · day 294/365
India Standard Time
IST means India Standard Time. It is fixed at UTC+5:30 and does not change for daylight saving time.
- Zone
- IST
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- DST
- No
- Next change
- None
- Countries
- 2
- Representative IANA zones
- 2
- 09:00 in UTC
- 03:30
These IANA zones keep UTC+5:30 under the current tzdb rules; historical offsets may differ.
Asia/KolkataAsia/Colombo
Time difference with your location
India Standard Time is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. Compare with your local time →
Where this time is used
Cities in 2 countries keep UTC+5:30 throughout 2026. Sharing an offset does not necessarily mean using the same abbreviation.
Countries and cities in this time zone · IST
12 representative cities below currently show UTC+5:30.
Other zones with the same UTC offset
1 other time zones share UTC+5:30 with IST right now. Regional zones may leave this offset when their clocks change.
Quick conversions · IST
IST = UTC+5:30, so 09:00 IST = 03:30 UTC (on the corresponding UTC day). These 40 zones show the equivalent of 09:00 IST using today's offsets.
| Time zone | UTC · difference | 09:00 IST = |
|---|---|---|
| IST to UTCCoordinated Universal Time | UTC+0−5h30m | 03:30 |
| IST to ESTEastern Standard Time | UTC-5−10h30m | 22:30 |
| IST to PSTPacific Standard Time | UTC-8−13h30m | 19:30 |
| IST to GMTGreenwich Mean Time | UTC+0−5h30m | 03:30 |
| IST to CSTCentral Standard Time | UTC-6−11h30m | 21:30 |
| IST to MSTMountain Standard Time | UTC-7−12h30m | 20:30 |
| IST to CETCentral European Time | UTC+1−4h30m | 04:30 |
| IST to AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time | UTC+10+4h30m | 13:30 |
| IST to ICTIndochina Time | UTC+7+1h30m | 10:30 |
| IST to JSTJapan Standard Time | UTC+9+3h30m | 12:30 |
| IST to KSTKorea Standard Time | UTC+9+3h30m | 12:30 |
| IST to SGTSingapore Time | UTC+8+2h30m | 11:30 |
| IST to HKTHong Kong Time | UTC+8+2h30m | 11:30 |
| IST to BSTBritish Summer Time | UTC+1−4h30m | 04:30 |
| IST to EDTEastern Daylight Time | UTC-4−9h30m | 23:30 |
| IST to PDTPacific Daylight Time | UTC-7−12h30m | 20:30 |
| IST to CDTCentral Daylight Time | UTC-5−10h30m | 22:30 |
| IST to ACDTAustralian Central Daylight Time | UTC+10:30+5h | 14:00 |
| IST to ACSTAustralian Central Standard Time | UTC+9:30+4h | 13:00 |
| IST to ADTAtlantic Daylight Time | UTC-3−8h30m | 00:30 |
| Time zone | UTC · difference | 09:00 IST = |
|---|---|---|
| IST to AEDTAustralian Eastern Daylight Time | UTC+11+5h30m | 14:30 |
| IST to AFSTAfghanistan Time | UTC+4:30−1h | 08:00 |
| IST to AKDTAlaska Daylight Time | UTC-8−13h30m | 19:30 |
| IST to AKSTAlaska Standard Time | UTC-9−14h30m | 18:30 |
| IST to ALMTAlmaty Time | UTC+5−30m | 08:30 |
| IST to AOEAnywhere on Earth | UTC-12−17h30m | 15:30 |
| IST to AST-ARABIAArabia Standard Time | UTC+3−2h30m | 06:30 |
| IST to ARTArgentina Time | UTC-3−8h30m | 00:30 |
| IST to ASTAtlantic Standard Time | UTC-4−9h30m | 23:30 |
| IST to AWSTAustralian Western Standard Time | UTC+8+2h30m | 11:30 |
| IST to BDTBangladesh Time | UTC+6+30m | 09:30 |
| IST to BRTBrasília Time | UTC-3−8h30m | 00:30 |
| IST to CATCentral Africa Time | UTC+2−3h30m | 05:30 |
| IST to CTCentral Time | UTC-5−10h30m | 22:30 |
| IST to CESTCentral European Summer Time | UTC+2−3h30m | 05:30 |
| IST to CHADTChatham Daylight Time | UTC+13:45+8h15m | 17:15 |
| IST to CHASTChatham Standard Time | UTC+12:45+7h15m | 16:15 |
| IST to CST-CHINAChina Standard Time | UTC+8+2h30m | 11:30 |
| IST to CHSTChamorro Standard Time | UTC+10+4h30m | 13:30 |
| IST to CLTChile Time | UTC-4−9h30m | 23:30 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is IST?
IST means India Standard Time. It is fixed at UTC+5:30 and does not change for daylight saving time.
Where is IST's UTC offset used?
UTC+5:30 is used all year in India and Sri Lanka. 2 countries in our data have cities at this offset; local abbreviations can differ.
IST vs UTC: what is the difference?
IST = UTC+5:30, so 09:00 IST = 03:30 UTC (on the corresponding UTC day).
Does IST have daylight saving time?
No. IST always means UTC+5:30. A region may switch to a different abbreviation, but this fixed label does not change its offset.