India time now, live flip clock
India keeps one time zone for the whole country, Indian Standard Time, IST, UTC+5:30. Its clocks do not change. The clock above shows Indian time live, with seconds. The buttons under it switch to 24-hour time or full screen.
Time zone in India
One zone covers India from Gujarat in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east. So Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru always show the same time.
- IST, UTC+5:30
- Not observed
- Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad
How many hours ahead or behind India
On 7 October 2026, New York is 9 hours 30 minutes behind India.
| City | Difference from India |
|---|---|
| New York | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Los Angeles | 12 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Dubai | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Riyadh | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Singapore | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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Living with one time zone across India
- Why the half hour
- 82.5°
- Indian Standard Time is set by the 82.5° east meridian. That line runs near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, close to the middle of the country. It falls between two whole-hour zones, which puts India's clock on the half hour. CSIR-National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi keeps the official time with atomic clocks.
- The northeast
- 2 h
- Around the equinoxes, the sun rises almost two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh than in Gujarat. So in the northeast, much of the morning has gone before offices open. Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory have proposed a second zone for the region. The government has kept one zone, citing strategic reasons.
- Assam's tea gardens
- +1 h
- Many tea estates in Assam keep their own informal clock, known as tea garden time or bagan time. It runs one hour ahead of Indian Standard Time, so that work follows the daylight. Government offices and official timetables in Assam run on IST.
- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- IST
- The islands lie far to the east, in the Bay of Bengal. Yet they keep Indian Standard Time, like the mainland. By the clock, the sun rises and sets there much earlier than in Delhi.
Questions about time in India
What time zone is India in?
All of India is on one time zone, Indian Standard Time, IST, UTC+5:30. It applies in every state and union territory, from Delhi and Mumbai to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. CSIR-National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi keeps the official time with a bank of atomic clocks.
Can I see Indian time with seconds in full screen?
Yes. The clock at the top of this page shows Indian Standard Time with seconds. It keeps in step with our server rather than your device alone. Use Fullscreen under it for a full-screen digital clock. Use 12 / 24H for 24-hour time and Hide Seconds for a cleaner face.
Does India have daylight saving time?
No. India does not use daylight saving time, so its clocks stay on IST, UTC+5:30 all year. The gap with countries that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year. London and New York move one hour closer to India in their summer, and back again in winter.
What is the time difference between India and the US?
New York is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India in winter. In summer the gap is one hour less, because the US moves its clocks forward. Los Angeles is 13 hours 30 minutes behind India in winter. The table above shows today's gap for each city, already adjusted for the season.
What is the time difference between India and the Gulf?
Dubai is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India all year. Neither the United Arab Emirates nor India changes its clocks. Riyadh and Doha are 2 hours 30 minutes behind India, also all year round.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Asia/Kolkata | IST, UTC+5:30 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 30 September 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.