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India Time Now (IST)

The current time in India — Indian Standard Time, UTC+5:30, live.

India time now is shown above in Indian Standard Time, the single zone used across the whole country. IST runs at UTC+05:30 all year — India does not observe daylight saving, so the offset never changes and the arithmetic to any other zone stays constant except when the other side shifts.

One clock from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh

India spans roughly two hours of solar time from its western to eastern edge, yet keeps a single clock referenced to the 82.5°E meridian near Mirzapur. The practical consequence is early sunrises in the northeast and late ones in the west — the long-running argument covered in why India has one time zone.

The half-hour offset

IST's :30 offset is what makes India conversions feel awkward: the gap to most zones is never a whole number of hours. The IST converter removes the mental arithmetic, and half-hour offsets explains why they exist at all.

Guides about India Time Now

Guides Indian Business Hours and Holidays: A Planner's Guide What the Indian working day actually looks like: office and banking hours in IST, who works six days, and the national and regional holidays that quietly close offices. 6 min read Guides What Is Indian Standard Time? UTC+5:30 Explained A plain explanation of Indian Standard Time: where the UTC+5:30 offset comes from, the meridian it is measured from, when it was adopted, and who keeps it accurate. 6 min read Questions answered India Daylight Saving: Why the Clocks Never Change India does not use daylight saving and has not since wartime. This explains the brief historical exceptions, why the country's latitude makes clock-shifting pointless. 5 min read Questions answered India One Time Zone: Why the Whole Country Shares a Clock India spans nearly two hours of solar time yet keeps a single clock. Here is where that policy came from, what it costs the Northeast, and why the debate keeps returning. 5 min read

More indiatime.now pages

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current time in India?
The clock above shows it live in Indian Standard Time. India uses a single time zone, so the same time applies everywhere in the country.
What is India's UTC offset?
UTC+05:30, all year. India does not observe daylight saving, so the offset never changes.
Does India have more than one time zone?
No. One official zone covers the entire country, despite a geographic span of roughly two hours of solar time.
Why is IST half an hour off?
It is referenced to the 82.5°E meridian, which sits at five and a half hours from Greenwich — a compromise chosen to suit the country's centre.