Time in India
The current local time and date in India, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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India uses one nationwide half-hour zone, India Standard Time (UTC+5:30), from Mumbai to Kolkata, with no daylight saving anywhere.
India stays on UTC+5:30 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. All of India uses a single time zone, India Standard Time.
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FAQ
What time is it in India right now?
India is on UTC+5:30 all year round, which is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. So when it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in India is 17:30. The live clock at the top of this page applies that offset to the current moment and refreshes every second.
What time zone is India in?
India uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone, shown as GMT+5:30. India stays on UTC+5:30 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. All of India uses a single time zone, India Standard Time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any India time into your own local time instantly.
Does India observe daylight saving time?
No — India does not observe daylight saving time. Its clocks stay on UTC+5:30 every day of the year, so its offset from UTC never moves. All of India uses a single time zone, India Standard Time. The difference between India and another city therefore changes only when that other city starts or ends its own daylight saving period. If you are scheduling across the seasons, treat India as the fixed end of the pair and check the other city's dates instead.
How do I convert India time to my time zone?
Convert India time by taking its UTC+5:30 offset and applying the difference to your own: subtract India's offset from UTC to get the UTC time, then add your own offset. For example, 09:00 in India is 03:30 UTC. The converter above does this automatically after detecting your device's time zone, and the World Clock meeting planner lays several cities out on one colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for India?
The dialing code for India is +91. To call from abroad, dial +91 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call India?
Standard business hours in India — 9:00 to 17:00 local time — correspond to 03:30 to 11:30 UTC. Convert that UTC window into your own zone to find the overlap. The "best time to call" line above does this for you, using waking hours of roughly 8am–9pm on both ends so neither side is called at night.
Learn how time zones work
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