London to India time

India has no daylight saving and a half-hour offset, so the gap is 5:30 in UK winter and 4:30 in UK summer. “IST” is ambiguous here: it is also Irish Standard Time. Pick a date and time in London to see the exact time in India.

From

Source city or zone

Named zone: offset follows its rules on the chosen date. Includes London.

Local date

Local time

If the time is skipped or repeated by DST

UTC instant2026-11-12T15:00:00.000Z

RFC 95572026-11-12T15:00:00+00:00[Europe/London]

Unique local time — no disambiguation needed.

To

Europe/LondonLondon
Source
15:00
Thu 12 Nov 2026UTC+00:00standard time
Asia/KolkataNew Delhi
Named zone
20:30
Thu 12 Nov 2026UTC+05:30+5h30 vs sourcestandard time
UTC
Named zone
15:00
Thu 12 Nov 2026UTC+00:00same offset as sourcestandard time

22:00–07:00 07:00–09:00, 18:00–22:00 09:00–18:00 working hours (planner)Day boundary shows the new date number. Shading is by clock hour, not sunrise.

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London and India through 2026

Offsets on the 15th of each month (computed at build time with tzdata 2025a (runtime-reported); the converter above recalculates live in your browser)
Month	London	India	India vs London
Jan	UTC+00:00	UTC+05:30	+5:30
Feb	UTC+00:00	UTC+05:30	+5:30
Mar	UTC+00:00	UTC+05:30	+5:30
Apr	UTC+01:00	UTC+05:30	+4:30
May	UTC+01:00	UTC+05:30	+4:30
Jun	UTC+01:00	UTC+05:30	+4:30
Jul	UTC+01:00	UTC+05:30	+4:30
Aug	UTC+01:00	UTC+05:30	+4:30
Sep	UTC+01:00	UTC+05:30	+4:30
Oct	UTC+01:00	UTC+05:30	+4:30
Nov	UTC+00:00	UTC+05:30	+5:30
Dec	UTC+00:00	UTC+05:30	+5:30

Clock changes that affect this pair in 2026

29 Mar 2026: London moves from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00.
25 Oct 2026: London moves from UTC+01:00 to UTC+00:00.

Future dates use the rules known when this page was built and when your browser’s data was last updated. Governments can change them. For other cities use the time zone converter.

Questions

How many hours ahead is India of London?

In 2026, between +4:30 and +5:30 hours, depending on the date. The table on this page shows each month and the exact change dates under current rules.

Does this account for daylight saving time?

Yes. The converter uses the named zones Europe/London and Asia/Kolkata, so the offset for the date you enter is applied, and it asks if the time is skipped or repeated.