ISTTime Now

India Standard TimeUTC+5:30

CurrentMultiple

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12h|24h

CURRENT TIME

10:08:47am

May 18, 2026

UTC TIME NOW

04:38:47am

Monday, May 18

UTC+0

12h|24h

UTC Offset

UTC+5:30

DST Statusⓘ

No DST

Does not observe DST:

India(Asia/Kolkata), Sri Lanka(Asia/Colombo)

IANA Zones

Major Cities Using IST

12,691,836

11,034,555

8,495,492

648,034

6,993,262

6,357,693

4,681,087

4,631,392

4,591,246

3,124,458

3,046,163

2,823,249

2,600,000

2,472,011

2,405,665

2,136,916

1,994,397

1,841,488

1,822,221

1,798,218

Countries Using IST

India

Sri Lanka

Map of Time Zones Using IST

IANA Time Zone Identifiers

Asia/Calcutta

Asia/Colombo

Asia/Kolkata