Current Time in India
India uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in India
It's 8:58 PM IST (UTC+05:30) in India on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
India does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5:30 all year.
- Time zone
- India Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:30 (IST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+5:30 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Mumbai
Delhi
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
How India writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 pm
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-IN locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about India
- India uses one time zone, IST (UTC+5:30), based on the 82.5E meridian that passes through Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Source: Wikipedia
- Kolkata and Mumbai kept separate city times after IST began in 1906: Calcutta Time until 1948 and Bombay Time until 1955. Source: Wikipedia
- Madras Time, set up in 1802, served as the railways' standard before IST replaced it on 1 January 1906. Source: Wikipedia
- The Legal Metrology (IST) Rules, 2026, notified in August 2026, make NPL-maintained IST the sole legal time reference once they take effect after a 180-day window. Source: drishtiias.com
Upcoming public holidays in India
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- DiwaliदीपावलीSun, 8 November 2026 · in 3 days
- Guru Nanak Jayantiगुरु नानक जयंतीTue, 24 November 2026 · in 19 days
- Christmasक्रिसमसFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- Republic Dayगणतंत्र दिवसTue, 26 January 2027 · in 82 days
- Eid al-Fitrईद उल-फ़ित्रWed, 10 March 2027 · in 125 days
Time difference from India
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in India time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 3:28 PM | 5 h 30 min behind | 2 h 30 min (14:30–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 10:28 AM | 10 h 30 min behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:28 AM | 13 h 30 min behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 7:28 PM | 1 h 30 min behind | 6 h 30 min (10:30–17:00) |
| Singapore | Thu 11:28 PM | 2 h 30 min ahead | 5 h 30 min (09:00–14:30) |
| Tokyo | Fri 12:28 AM | 3 h 30 min ahead | 4 h 30 min (09:00–13:30) |
| Sydney | Fri 2:28 AM | 5 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min (09:00–11:30) |
| São Paulo | Thu 12:28 PM | 8 h 30 min behind | None |
India at a glance
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Population
- 1,417,492,000
- Currency
- Indian rupee (INR)
Questions about time in India
- What time is it in India right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:58 PM IST (UTC+05:30) in India.
- How many time zones does India have?
- India uses one time zone, India Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Kolkata).
- Does India observe daylight saving time?
- No. India does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5:30 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in India?
- The next national public holiday is Diwali on Sun, 8 November 2026.