IST — India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
11:57:20AM
IST (India Standard Time) is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+5:30).
New Delhi currently uses IST. See the current time in New Delhi.
Israel Standard Time (UTC+2) and Irish Standard Time (UTC+1) are also abbreviated IST.
Convert IST time
Live- IST11:57 AMThu, Nov 5
- Your time6:27 AMThu, Nov 5
Thursday, November 5, 2026
About IST
- Abbreviation
- IST
- Full name
- India Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- Type
- Standard time all year
- Example location
- New Delhi
Where IST is used
- India
- Sri Lanka (same offset)