Convert UTC to IST
IST = UTC +5 h 30 min
IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. IST is always UTC+5:30, so this gap is the same on every date.
UTC · Coordinated Universal Time · UTC+0
1:08PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
IST · India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
6:38PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
UTC to IST for every hour
Every hour of the UTC day with the matching IST time, valid on any date. From 6:30 PM UTC, IST is already on the next calendar day. The dot marks the current UTC hour.
| UTC | IST +5 h 30 min | 24-hour |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:30 AM | 00:00 → 05:30 |
| 1:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 01:00 → 06:30 |
| 2:00 AM | 7:30 AM | 02:00 → 07:30 |
| 3:00 AM | 8:30 AM | 03:00 → 08:30 |
| 4:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 04:00 → 09:30 |
| 5:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 05:00 → 10:30 |
| 6:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 06:00 → 11:30 |
| 7:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 07:00 → 12:30 |
| 8:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 08:00 → 13:30 |
| 9:00 AM | 2:30 PM | 09:00 → 14:30 |
| 10:00 AM | 3:30 PM | 10:00 → 15:30 |
| 11:00 AM | 4:30 PM | 11:00 → 16:30 |
| 12:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 12:00 → 17:30 |
| 1:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 13:00 → 18:30 |
| 2:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 14:00 → 19:30 |
| 3:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 15:00 → 20:30 |
| 4:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 16:00 → 21:30 |
| 5:00 PM | 10:30 PM | 17:00 → 22:30 |
| 6:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 18:00 → 23:30 |
| 7:00 PM | 12:30 AM +1 day | 19:00 → 00:30 |
| 8:00 PM | 1:30 AM +1 day | 20:00 → 01:30 |
| 9:00 PM | 2:30 AM +1 day | 21:00 → 02:30 |
| 10:00 PM | 3:30 AM +1 day | 22:00 → 03:30 |
| 11:00 PM | 4:30 AM +1 day | 23:00 → 04:30 |
The UTC times people look up most
| UTC | IST +5 h 30 min |
|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 5:30 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 5:30 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:30 PM | 12:00 AM +1 day |
| 9:30 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:30 PM | 3:00 AM +1 day |
| 9:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:30 AM +1 day |
Does the difference change during the year?
No. India has no daylight saving time and UTC never changes, so the gap is always 5 hours 30 minutes.
Converting UTC to IST by hand
Add 5 hours 30 minutes: 3:30 PM UTC is 9:00 PM IST.
Going back from IST to UTC, do the opposite: the IST to UTC page has its own table.
Reading a UTC timestamp as IST time
Logs, APIs and flight plans usually carry UTC. A timestamp ending in Z is UTC, and one ending in an offset already says how far from UTC it is. These two name the same moment:
2027-01-15T20:00:00Z2027-01-16T01:30:00+05:30
India has no daylight saving time, so this offset is the same on every date.
What UTC and IST mean
Coordinated Universal Time
UTC is the world’s reference time. It has no daylight saving time and no seasons: every UTC offset you see (UTC−5, UTC+5:30) is measured from it.
India Standard Time
IST here is India Standard Time, UTC+5:30, used in all of India all year: no daylight saving time and a single zone for the whole country.
IST can also mean Israel Standard Time (UTC+2, Israel) or Irish Standard Time (UTC+1, Ireland, in summer). This page uses India Standard Time, the meaning people searching for this conversion have in mind. For another one, type the city into the time zone converter.