Time in India now

00:48:31

MidnightWednesday, July 1, 2026Week 27Today: International Chicken Wing Day

Key facts

TimezoneAsia/Kolkata

AbbreviationGMT+5:30

UTC offsetGMT+5:30

Unix time1782847111

UTC time2026-06-30T19:18:31.827Z

Current year2026

CountryIndia

Cities listed3,842

Main cityDelhi

Day of weekWednesday

Day of year182

Week number27

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Delhi on the map

Delhi is a city in Delhi, India.
Latitude: 28.6520. Longitude: 77.2315
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Current local time in India

UTC+5:30

Asia/Kolkata

India city pages include local time, time zone, coordinates and nearby comparisons.

Methodology and trust

About this India time page

This India page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.

Last reviewedJune 28, 2026

Template logic, page copy, and trust notes were reviewed manually in the current rollout.

Time and DST sourceAsia/Kolkata

Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.

Weather and solar layerOpen-Meteo + coordinate calculations

Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.

Holiday coverageIN holiday dataset

Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches appear when the source dataset includes state or province-level coverage.

Read the full editorial methodology and data sources, see who publishes the site, or send corrections through the contact page.

Live conditions

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for India

Sunrise: 05:06
Sunset: 18:54
Day length: 13h 48m
Solar noon: 12:00
The solar values are estimated from latitude and day of year.

A clearer national time view for India

The current time reference for India is 00:48:31 on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. A country page is the broadest practical view before the answer splits into states, regions, and individual city clocks.

That makes it useful when the question is national, when you are still narrowing down which region matters, or when you need to understand how the country's time structure is organized before you jump into local pages.

In the current dataset, New Delhi is the capital while Mumbai is the largest listed city, built from 2,446 matched city records. That helps the national page stay anchored to real places instead of reading like a generic summary.

A strong country page should do more than restate the live hour. It should help visitors move cleanly into the right states, major cities, and timezone patterns without turning the page into a generic directory.

How time works across India

A country page is most useful when the national frame still matters. That may be because the visitor is planning across several regions, because the specific city is not settled yet, or because the country's timezone structure is part of the answer.

India spans more than one timezone in this dataset, so the country page needs to explain the national structure before a city or state page can do the precise work.

This is why country content should not read like a larger state page. It needs to explain scale first: how many regional pages exist, where the key city clocks sit, and when a visitor should leave the national layer for a more precise local page.

If you already know the likely destination, the fastest next move is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Mumbai, time in Chennai, and time in Bhopal.

India clock, regions, and timezone structure

India time right now

This page shows 00:48:31 on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, using GMT+5:30 with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT+5:30.

36 states or regions

India currently has 36 state or regional pages and 3,842 listed city pages in this dataset.

New Delhi works as the capital reference, while Mumbai is the biggest city anchor in the current dataset.

National timezone structure

India spans 7 recorded time zones in this dataset, which makes the national structure especially important before moving into local pages.

When the country page is the right level to use

National pages are most useful at the start of the journey. They give the broader structure first, then hand the visitor down to the right regions and city clocks.

Timezone split first: When a country spans more than one recorded time zone, the national page helps you decide which regional branch to follow before you trust any single local hour.
National first, local second: Use the country page when the answer still depends on how the whole national structure is laid out.
Region selection: Move to a state or regional page once the country is settled but the exact city is still open.
Cross-country planning: Use the compare tool when the real task is the gap between countries rather than the national clock on its own.

India city, state, and compare paths

Daylight context from the main city reference

Using time in Mumbai as the representative city reference, sunrise is 05:06, sunset is 18:54, and estimated day length is 13h 48m.

A country page cannot describe the daylight feel of every region at once, especially when places such as New Delhi and Mumbai do different jobs in the national picture.

India time FAQ

What time is it in India right now?

This page shows the current national reference time for India as 00:48:31 on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Does India use one time zone or several?

India spans 7 recorded time zones in this dataset, so the state and city pages matter for precise local timing.

Should I use the country page, a state page, or a city page?

Use the country page for the national structure, a state page for regional context, and a city page when the exact local clock is the real answer.

Which place is the main reference inside India?

The national view can point to both New Delhi as the capital and Mumbai as the biggest listed city, depending on whether the visitor needs administrative context or a stronger city-level anchor.

How do I move from the country view to the most useful local pages?

Start with regional pages such as current local time in Maharashtra, current local time in Tamil Nadu, and current local time in Uttar Pradesh, or jump straight to major city clocks like time in Mumbai and time in Chennai.

How do I compare India with another country?

The quickest route is the compare tool or the built-in country links such as time in United States and time in United Kingdom.

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