Current time in India
What time it is in India right now, to the second, with the date. All of India, from Delhi and Mumbai to Bengaluru and Kolkata, uses one time, India Standard Time.
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Time in New Delhi
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As of 2026, India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 all year, with no summer time.
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New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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- UTC+5:30 all year (as of 2026)
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India’s official time, as of 2026
- India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30, five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich, all year, with no daylight saving time.
- IST is based on the 82.5° E meridian, which passes near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. The CSIR–National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi keeps it with atomic clocks.
- As of 2026, because of the half hour, India’s difference from most places ends in :30: 10 h 30 min ahead of New York and 5 h 30 min ahead of London in winter.
- The north-east sees sunrise almost two hours before the far west, and a second time zone has often been proposed, but as of 2026 India keeps one.
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How to check the time in India
- The big clock shows the time in New Delhi right now, to the second, with the date there. Untick Show seconds for a calmer clock, or switch between the 12- and 24-hour clock.
- Under it: the time zone and its UTC offset, whether daylight saving time is on, the next clock change and how far it is from your own time.
- The list gives the time in every zone. To convert another time or plan a meeting, open the time zone converter.
Questions
What is IST in UTC?
UTC+5:30, as of 2026. When it’s noon UTC, it’s 5:30 PM in India.
Does India have daylight saving time?
No, as of 2026. India keeps IST all year, so its difference from the US, the UK and Europe changes when they change their clocks.
What’s the time difference between India and the US?
As of 2026, India is 10 h 30 min ahead of New York in winter and 9 h 30 min ahead during US daylight saving time, and 13 h 30 min or 12 h 30 min ahead of California.