India
Time now in India
Sunrise 05:53Sunset 06:41Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,352,617,328
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
06:41
Day length
12h 48m
Coordinates
22.00, 79.00
Time difference from India
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) India right now.
India on the map
About the time in India
India runs on Asia/Kolkata, which puts the city UTC +5:30 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 1,352,617,328 people live in India, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
India sits at latitude 22.00, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 48m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in India
- Does India change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. India keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in India in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in India runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Kolkata, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in India right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in India, updating every second from Asia/Kolkata (UTC +5:30).
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