Pair comparison

India vs Singapore

India is 2.5 hours behind Singapore. Their business-hour overlap is 6.5 hours per day.

Country comparisons use one representative IANA zone per country, current public-holiday rows, and a same-day business-hour model. Multi-zone countries still need city-level checks before travel or payroll decisions.

Live values rendered at Nov 5, 4:42 PM UTC.

India

Reference city: Mumbai

22:12GMT+5:30

Thu · Nov 5 · UTC+05:30

DST shifts / 12mo
0
Public holidays 2026
16

Singapore

Reference city: Singapore

00:42GMT+8

Fri · Nov 6 · UTC+08:00

DST shifts / 12mo
0
Public holidays 2026
10

Operational read on this pair

Coordination class

easy business overlap

India and Singapore have a broad overlap window today, so normal recurring meetings are low-friction. Still recheck invites around DST transition weeks.

DST drift risk

0 sampled shifts / 12mo

Neither sampled reference zone has a DST transition in the next 12 months, so the offset gap is unusually stable for recurring calls.

Holiday availability

16 vs 10 listed holidays

India and Singapore share 4 listed holiday dates in the selected year, so shared shutdown risk is visible before campaign or sprint planning.

Pair workflow examples

What fixed local work times become across the pair

easy business overlap

The current offset is enough for today, but the examples below make the page useful for real recurring work: standups, reviews, and end-of-day handoffs anchored to either country. Recheck these around DST transition weeks when either sampled zone shifts.

Anchored in India

  • morning standup: 9:00 AM in India is 11:30 AM in Singapore (same day).
  • midday review: 1:00 PM in India is 3:30 PM in Singapore (same day).
  • end-of-day handoff: 5:00 PM in India is 7:30 PM in Singapore (same day).

Anchored in Singapore

  • morning standup: 9:00 AM in Singapore is 6:30 AM in India (same day).
  • midday review: 1:00 PM in Singapore is 10:30 AM in India (same day).
  • end-of-day handoff: 5:00 PM in Singapore is 2:30 PM in India (same day).

Best live-use strategy

6.5 shared business hours is enough for normal recurring meetings, reviews, and same-day escalation, assuming neither side is on holiday.

India next holiday checks

Diwali (2026-11-08); Guru Nanak Jayanti (2026-11-24); Christmas (2026-12-25)

Singapore next holiday checks

Deepavali (2026-11-09); Christmas Day (2026-12-25)

Business-hour overlap

Overlap window: 3.5:00 → 10:00 UTC · 6.5h per day.

24-hour overlap heatmap (UTC across the bottom)

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  • Working hours (09–18 local)
  • Edge hours (07–09, 18–22)
  • Sleep hours (22–07)

Overlapping public holidays in 2026 (4)

  • 2026-04-03India: Good Friday · Singapore: Good Friday
  • 2026-05-01India: Buddha Purnima · Singapore: Labour Day
  • 2026-05-27India: Eid al-Adha · Singapore: Hari Raya Haji (Tentative Date)
  • 2026-12-25India: Christmas · Singapore: Christmas Day

Both teams may be off on the dates above — useful for sprint planning and launch calendars.

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