🇮🇳 India
IST · UTC+5:30
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UTC+05:30
🕐 IST to UTC Converter
Convert India Standard Time (IST) to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC (UTC+5:30) all year round. Enter a time below, or scan the hour-by-hour grid and table.
Quick answer: IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC (UTC+5:30) all year round. Example: 9:00 PM IST is 3:30 PM UTC.
In UTC
3:30 AMUTC
same day
Hour by hour: India vs UTC
🌐 UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
2:02 PM
UTC+00:00
Dark = night · Light = morning/evening · Green = working hours (9–6) · Hatched = weekend. Click an hour to compare the same moment across rows.
IST to UTC conversion table
| IST (India) | UTC |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:30 PM (previous day) |
| 12:30 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 7:30 PM (previous day) |
| 1:30 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 8:30 PM (previous day) |
| 2:30 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 9:30 PM (previous day) |
| 3:30 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 10:30 PM (previous day) |
| 4:30 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 11:30 PM (previous day) |
| 5:30 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 12:30 AM |
| 6:30 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 1:30 AM |
| 7:30 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 2:30 AM |
| 8:30 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:30 AM |
| 9:30 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 4:30 AM |
| 10:30 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
| 11:30 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:30 AM |
| 12:30 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 1:30 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:30 AM |
| 2:30 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:30 AM |
| 3:30 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:30 AM |
| 4:30 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| 5:30 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 6:30 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 7:30 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 8:30 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 9:30 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 10:30 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 11:30 PM | 6:00 PM |
UTC vs India time
UTC is the fixed reference for the world's clocks and never observes daylight saving. India Standard Time is always exactly 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of it, so converting between them is the same all year.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between IST and UTC?
IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC (UTC+5:30) all year round. India has no daylight saving time and neither does UTC, so this gap never changes.
How do I convert IST to UTC?
Subtract 5 hours 30 minutes to get UTC from the IST time. Example: 9:00 PM IST is 3:30 PM UTC. Use the converter above or the table below.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the global time standard that all time zones are measured from. It never changes for daylight saving. India Standard Time is always UTC+5:30.
Does India (IST) have daylight saving time?
No. India uses a single time zone, India Standard Time (UTC+5:30), all year, with no daylight saving. Only the other side of the conversion can change.
Does IST here mean India Standard Time?
Yes. IST is also used for Irish Standard Time and Israel Standard Time, but on this page IST always means India Standard Time (UTC+5:30).