Time in Patna now

5:38PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

ISTUTC+5:30+10 h 30 min vs New York (you)Asia/Kolkata

No clock changes: Patna stays on IST (UTC+5:30) all year.

Clock rules in Patna

Patna keeps IST (UTC+5:30) all year, the time of all of India.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in 1942.

The weekend in India is Sunday (CLDR, the locale data phones and computers use): plan calls with a Monday-to-Friday office around it.

Local mean solar time at 85.14° E is UTC+5:41, so the clock runs 11 min behind the sun: it is highest at about 11:49 AM. That is 32 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Patna has kept the same clocks as Kolkata since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Asia/Kolkata page.

Time difference from Patna

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Patna	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 850 km	5:38 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Kathmandu	Nearest capitals abroad · 240 km	5:53 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 15 min	+15 min	+15 min
Thimphu	Nearest capitals abroad · 490 km	6:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 570 km	6:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
New York City	World cities	7:08 AM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h 30 min	−10 h 30 min	−9 h 30 min
Los Angeles	World cities	4:08 AM Tue, Nov 3	−13 h 30 min	−13 h 30 min	−12 h 30 min
London	World cities	12:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h 30 min	−5 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min
Berlin	World cities	1:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min
Dubai	World cities	4:08 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min

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Places near Patna

Place	Distance	Clock vs Patna
Dinapur Nizamat	10 km north-west	same clock
Dinapore	10 km north-west	same clock
Hājīpur	13 km north-east	same clock
Chāpra	44 km north-west	same clock
Jahānābād	45 km south	same clock
Arrah	48 km west	same clock
Bihār Sharīf	59 km south-east	same clock
Muzaffarpur	64 km north-east	same clock
Kathmandu NP	235 km north	15 min ahead
Rangpur BD	413 km east	30 min ahead
Mandalay MM	1,184 km east	1 h ahead

Patna at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,684,297
Coordinates25.59° N, 85.14° E
Elevation53 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Patna in?

Patna keeps IST (UTC+5:30) all year, the time of all of India. Its IANA time zone ID is Asia/Kolkata.

Does Patna change its clocks?

No. Patna has not used daylight saving time since 1942 (it did between 1941 and 1942, according to tzdata’s historical records), and the clocks stay on IST (UTC+5:30) all year.

What is the time difference between Patna and New York?

Patna is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York in January and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Patna does not.