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🇮🇳India (IN) · Asia
Current Time in India
Asia/Kolkata•GMT+5:30•Nighttime 🌙
03:32:27
AM
Sun, Oct 11, 2026
Major Cities & Metros in India
4 cities availableCoordinates
28.61° N, 77.21° E
Capital / primary reference coordinates.
Time Zones
1 Zone
Unified national time standard
Sun Times
06:19 / 17:56
Sunrise and sunset today (New Delhi).
Moon Phase
🌑New Moon
0% illuminated · Day 0.5
Photographer's Twilight & Golden Hour Window
Optimal outdoor lighting calculated for India coordinates
Morning Blue Hour05:39 – 06:04
Morning Golden Hour06:04 – 07:04
Evening Golden Hour17:11 – 18:11
Evening Blue Hour18:11 – 18:36
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Status in India
Seasonal clock changes and standardized timeline for India
No DST Observed
Continuous Standard Time:
India Standard Time (IST) operates on a permanent UTC+05:30 offset with no seasonal clock transitions.
Annual Timeline (2026)
Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Jan
+05:30
Feb
+05:30
Mar
+05:30
Apr
+05:30
May
+05:30
Jun
+05:30
Jul
+05:30
Aug
+05:30
Sep
+05:30
Oct
+05:30
Nov
+05:30
Dec
+05:30
About Time Standards in India
India (IN) is located in Asia. Official time tracking uses the single standardized time zone Asia/Kolkata (GMT+5:30). Time Clock 24 continuously synchronizes national wall-clock time, UTC offsets, and daylight saving time transitions with atomic accuracy.