UTC to IST Converter

See the live UTC time next to the current time in India, check today's real offset, and roll through any UTC time to find the matching IST time — including when the two zones fall on different dates.

SELECT SECOND COUNTRY / TIME ZONE

SELECTED COUNTRY
🇮🇳

India

India Standard Time

05:30:00
IST
Thu, 01 Jan 1970UTC +05:30
REFERENCE CLOCK
🌐

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time

00:00:00
UTC
Thu, 01 Jan 1970UTC +00:00
SECOND COUNTRY
🇬🇧

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Time

01:00:00
GMT/BST
Thu, 01 Jan 1970UTC +01:00

THE CLOCKS ABOVE ALWAYS SHOW THE LIVE CURRENT TIME. THE ROLLER BELOW IS A LOOKUP TOOL — ROTATING IT NEVER CHANGES THEM.

UTC IST GMT/BST INTERACTIVE ROLLER

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ROLLER SELECTION

SELECTED TIMES
IST 05:30
UTC 00:00
GMT/BST 01:00
OFFSETS & DAY
SAME DAY
IST UTC +05:30
GMT/BST UTC +01:00
UTC +00:00
TIME DIFFERENCE

IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC

GMT/BST is 1 hour ahead of UTC

UTC +05:30
UTC +00:00
UTC +01:00

India is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of United Kingdom

🇮🇳 INDIA
12369
IST · 05:30:00
🌐 UTC
12369
UTC · 00:00:00
🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM
12369
GMT/BST · 01:00:00

TIME RELATIONSHIP MAP

UTCISTGMT/BST
LIVE
24-HOUR UTCIST REFERENCE (TODAY)
UTCISTDate
00:0005:30Same day
01:0006:30Same day
02:0007:30Same day
03:0008:30Same day
04:0009:30Same day
05:0010:30Same day
06:0011:30Same day
07:0012:30Same day
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10:0015:30Same day
11:0016:30Same day
12:0017:30Same day
13:0018:30Same day
14:0019:30Same day
15:0020:30Same day
16:0021:30Same day
17:0022:30Same day
18:0023:30Same day
19:0000:30Next day in India
20:0001:30Next day in India
21:0002:30Next day in India
22:0003:30Next day in India
23:0004:30Next day in India

What is UTC to IST?

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world's time standard: it never shifts for seasons and every other zone is described as an offset from it. India Standard Time (IST) is the clock used in India. Converting UTC to IST means adding that offset to the UTC reading.

India Standard Time covers the whole country from a single meridian near Mirzapur (82.5° E), which is why the offset lands on a half hour rather than a full hour.

How to convert UTC to IST

Take the UTC time, apply the current IST offset shown in the live panel above, and roll the date forward or back if the result crosses midnight. The interactive roller does all three steps for you: the left drum is UTC, the right drum is IST, and a day badge appears whenever the local date differs.

IST has no daylight saving changes, so the offset to UTC is stable all year. It is still calculated live from the Asia/Kolkata IANA database rather than hard-coded.

UTC to IST conversion examples

The reference table below the tool lists every UTC half hour against the matching IST time for today, so you can copy a conversion without touching the roller.

  • Meetings scheduled in UTC (open-source calls, market opens, flight times) convert straight to New Delhi local time.
  • Server logs and API timestamps are usually UTC — read them in IST to know when an event really happened locally.
  • Cross-border calls: compare the two live clocks before you dial India.

Does IST change for daylight saving time?

India does not use daylight saving time. IST stays at UTC +05:30 every day of the year, so a conversion you learn in January still works in July.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many hours ahead of UTC is India?
The live offset is shown in the UTC offset panel above and is recalculated from the Asia/Kolkata time zone every second, so it is correct on today's date.
What does "+1 day" mean on the roller?
It means the selected UTC time falls on the following calendar date in India. Late-evening UTC times often land after midnight locally, and the badge on the roller warns you before you book a meeting on the wrong day.
What is the difference between GMT and UTC?
GMT is a time zone used by the UK in winter; UTC is a time standard maintained by atomic clocks. They show the same clock reading, but UTC is the technical reference used in aviation, computing and science.
Do the live clocks change when I rotate the roller?
No. The two clocks at the top always show the real current time. The roller is a lookup tool for any other UTC time, so you can plan ahead without losing sight of now.