UTC to IST converter
India Standard Time is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC year-round: UTC runs at UTC+0 and India Standard Time at UTC+5:30. To convert UTC to IST, add 5 hours 30 minutes to the UTC time. Neither zone observes daylight saving time, so the offsets hold on every date.
UTC runs at UTC+0, India Standard Time at UTC+5:30.
UTC to IST conversion table
Every hour of the day converted. One column is enough here: the gap between the two zones is the same in winter and summer.
| UTC (UTC) | India Standard Time (IST) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 12:00 AM | 05:30 5:30 AM |
| 01:00 1:00 AM | 06:30 6:30 AM |
| 02:00 2:00 AM | 07:30 7:30 AM |
| 03:00 3:00 AM | 08:30 8:30 AM |
| 04:00 4:00 AM | 09:30 9:30 AM |
| 05:00 5:00 AM | 10:30 10:30 AM |
| 06:00 6:00 AM | 11:30 11:30 AM |
| 07:00 7:00 AM | 12:30 12:30 PM |
| 08:00 8:00 AM | 13:30 1:30 PM |
| 09:00 9:00 AM | 14:30 2:30 PM |
| 10:00 10:00 AM | 15:30 3:30 PM |
| 11:00 11:00 AM | 16:30 4:30 PM |
| 12:00 12:00 PM | 17:30 5:30 PM |
| 13:00 1:00 PM | 18:30 6:30 PM |
| 14:00 2:00 PM | 19:30 7:30 PM |
| 15:00 3:00 PM | 20:30 8:30 PM |
| 16:00 4:00 PM | 21:30 9:30 PM |
| 17:00 5:00 PM | 22:30 10:30 PM |
| 18:00 6:00 PM | 23:30 11:30 PM |
| 19:00 7:00 PM | 00:30 12:30 AM next day |
| 20:00 8:00 PM | 01:30 1:30 AM next day |
| 21:00 9:00 PM | 02:30 2:30 AM next day |
| 22:00 10:00 PM | 03:30 3:30 AM next day |
| 23:00 11:00 PM | 04:30 4:30 AM next day |
How the UTC to IST conversion works
Converting UTC to IST means taking a wall-clock time in UTC (UTC, UTC+0) and expressing the same instant in India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30). The arithmetic is one step: add 5 hours 30 minutes to any UTC time, and it holds on every date of the year. Applying the gap pushes part of the day onto a different calendar date — the table below marks every row that shifts. In code, store the instant in UTC and convert with the IANA identifiers Etc/UTC and Asia/Kolkata, never with the abbreviations. One note on the source label: UTC is the fixed reference every other offset is measured against, and it never shifts. On the target label: IST is also used for Irish Standard Time and Israel Standard Time, so the abbreviation alone is ambiguous. IANA identifiers carry the full offset history of a region, including every daylight saving transition ever legislated, which is why databases, schedulers, and APIs should store them.
Best time for meetings between UTC and IST
Working hours are taken as 09:00–18:00 in each zone. The window in force depends on the date, so both halves of the year are listed where they differ.
IST, year-round
A 9-to-6 working day in both zones overlaps for 3 hours 30 minutes: 9:00 AM–12:30 PM UTC is 2:30 PM–6:00 PM IST. Book inside that window and neither side is working outside normal hours.
Daylight saving time: which side moves
Neither UTC nor India Standard Time observes daylight saving time, so the difference stays at 5 hours 30 minutes year-round. There is no transition weekend to plan around, and neither zone has a summer abbreviation.
- UTC
- Etc/UTC
- UTC — UTC+0
- India Standard Time
- Asia/Kolkata
- IST — UTC+5:30
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between UTC and IST?
India Standard Time runs 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC on every date of the year. In offset terms, UTC sits at UTC+0 and India Standard Time at UTC+5:30. So 9:00 AM UTC is 2:30 PM IST. The hour-by-hour table on this page lists the conversion for all 24 hours so you do not have to do the arithmetic.
Does the UTC to IST difference change with daylight saving time?
The difference is fixed at 5 hours 30 minutes. Neither UTC nor India Standard Time observes daylight saving time, so no date in the calendar changes the conversion. Convert against the IANA rules for the exact date rather than a remembered offset. Both zones are handled here through their IANA identifiers, Etc/UTC and Asia/Kolkata, which encode the transitions.
What time is 9 am UTC in IST?
9:00 AM UTC is 2:30 PM in India Standard Time, and it stays that way all year because the two zones stay 5 hours 30 minutes apart. The rule is the same one the whole page runs on: add 5 hours 30 minutes to any UTC time. Check the hour-by-hour table for any other starting hour, including the rows that land on the previous or next calendar day.
What do UTC and IST stand for?
UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time. IST stands for India Standard Time. Both are display labels rather than rules: the offsets behind them come from the IANA identifiers Etc/UTC and Asia/Kolkata. UTC is the fixed reference every other offset is measured against, and it never shifts. IST is also used for Irish Standard Time and Israel Standard Time, so the abbreviation alone is ambiguous.
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