UTC to IST time
IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC.
Time difference between UTC and IST
IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. UTC is on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC (UTC+00:00)) and IST is on India Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
The gap stays the same all year, because the two time zones never change relative to each other.
Convert UTC time to IST time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+00:00 for UTC and UTC+05:30 for IST. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
IST is ahead, so from 6:30 PM to midnight in UTC it is already the next calendar day in IST.
| UTC time | IST time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:30 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: UTC and IST working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM in UTC (2:30 PM to 5:00 PM in IST). That is 2.5 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in UTC and India Standard Time
UTC does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
India Standard Time does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.