The country has officially observed India Standard Time (IST) since 1947. However, the UTC+5:30 offset has been used as the local standard time in India since 1906.

Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrise/sunset time and key facts for India.

1 day ago · Check the current time in India and time zone information, the UTC offset and daylight saving time dates in 2026.

4 days ago · Explore accurate India time zone information. View current local time, international time comparisons, major cities, and DST updates for India. Real-time world clock data.

1 day ago · Exact local time now in India. Time Zone, UTC offset, and DST. Clock with seconds, 12/24h formats, sunrise/sunset, and more.

About Time in India India spans 1 time zone, with 557,948 cities in our database. The most populous city is Mumbai with a population of 12,691,836. Use our world clock to track current time in any city in …

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DST is not observed in this time zone. India uses only one time zone (even though it spans two geographical time zones) across the whole nation and all its territories, called Indian Standard Time …

1 day ago · India is in the India Standard Time zone. All places including the capital New Delhi have the same time, there are no exceptions. The country is not observing daylight savings so the clock is the …

3 days ago · Approximate Area of India: 1,269,300 square miles (3,287,600 km²) Region: Asia. Sub region: Southern Asia. Top Indian cities by admin.