India Standard Time (IST)

Friday, October 16, 2026

IST, India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

IST can also mean Israel Standard Time, Irish Standard Time.

Convert IST to your time

IST
India Standard Time
Fri, Oct 16
UTC+5:30
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Fri, Oct 16
UTC-5h 30m
PST/PDT
Pacific Standard Time
Fri, Oct 16
PDTUTC-7-12h 30m
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Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)

Convert IST to other time zones

IST to UTCIST to GMTIST to ESTIST to CSTIST to MSTIST to PSTIST to CETIST to MSKIST to GSTIST to PKTIST to SGTIST to PHTIST to CST (China)IST to JSTIST to KSTIST to AEST

Convert other time zones to IST

UTC to ISTGMT to ISTEST to ISTCST to ISTMST to ISTPST to ISTCET to ISTMSK to ISTGST to ISTPKT to ISTSGT to ISTPHT to ISTCST (China) to ISTJST to ISTKST to ISTAEST to IST

Places on UTC+5:30 right now

Cities whose local time currently equals UTC+5:30, including places on daylight saving time.

Countries that use IST

Questions and answers

What is IST?

IST stands for India Standard Time, a time zone at UTC+5:30.

What is the difference between IST and UTC?

IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC.

Where is IST used?

IST is used in: India, Sri Lanka.