UTC offset

UTC+05:30

5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time — the clock of Sri Lanka and India.

Also written GMT+5:30 · +05:30
Time at UTC+05:30 now
--:--:--
vs UTC
+05:30
UTC now
--:--
Zones
2

Zones here now

2

Colombo · Kolkata

Countries

2

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · 🇮🇳 India

Seasonal shifts

None

all 2 keep UTC+05:30 year-round

Largest city

Delhi

26.5M metro · IST

Who keeps UTC+05:30

Two zones, all of them permanent.

None of the zones keeping UTC+05:30 right now observe daylight saving — what you see here in June is what you get in December.

Time zoneZone identifierCountryAbbr.DST behaviour
Year-round · here every day of the year

Major cities at UTC+05:30

Where it's --:-- right now.

ordered by population · each links to its city page

Compare & convert

When it's noon
at UTC+05:30…

Times below are live conversions against each reference's current offset — daylight saving included.

Convert Delhi → your city →
Reference…it isDay shift
UTC ±00:0006:30same day
New York EDT02:30same day
London BST07:30same day
Paris CEST08:30same day
Tokyo JST15:30same day
Sydney AEST16:30same day

About this offset

One rung, two flags.

UTC+05:30 is kept by 2 zones across Sri Lanka and India. All of its resident zones keep it permanently — no daylight saving, no seasonal drift.

Frequently asked questions

Answers generated from live data for UTC+05:30. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What time is it at UTC+05:30 right now?
UTC+05:30 is always exactly 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, every day of the year. The clock at the top of this page shows its current time live.
Which countries use UTC+05:30?
Two territories keep UTC+05:30 year-round: Sri Lanka (Asia/Colombo), India (Asia/Kolkata).
Is Delhi always on UTC+05:30?
Yes. Delhi does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays at UTC+05:30 every day of the year.
What's the difference between UTC+05:30 and IST?
UTC+05:30 is the numeric offset; IST (India Standard Time) is one named time zone that keeps it. Other zones can share the offset while following entirely different rules and history — same clock, different identity.

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Adjacent offsets.

Free · Developer API

This offset, as JSON.

Query every zone at UTC+05:30 — including the seasonal drifters — in one call.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// every zone at UTC+05:30, right now
GET /v1/timezones?offset=+05:30
{
"data": [
{ "iana": "Asia/Colombo", … },
{ "iana": "Asia/Kolkata", … },
]
}