UTC to IST converter
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is typically 5½ hours behind India Standard Time (IST).
Coordinated Universal Time → India Standard Time, hour by hour below.
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Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is UTC+0 with no daylight saving. It covers the global reference used in aviation, computing and science.
India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving. It covers Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.
India Standard Time is typically 5½ hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, all year round; neither zone observes daylight saving.
Time difference between Coordinated Universal Time and India Standard Time
India Standard Time is typically 5½ hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, all year round; neither zone observes daylight saving. Put the other way around: india Standard Time (IST) is typically 5½ hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The table above shows the difference hour by hour using today's actual offsets.
Best time to call India Standard Time from Coordinated Universal Time
Office hours overlap for about 2.5 hours a day: 9:00 AM–11:30 AM in Coordinated Universal Time is 2:30 PM–5:00 PM in India Standard Time. Book calls inside this window and nobody is out of hours.
UTC to IST, hour by hour
Today's actual offsets. Rows where both zones are inside 9am–5pm working hours are highlighted.