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UK time to IST converter

Convert UK time (GMT/BST) to India Standard Time (IST), with daylight saving applied for the exact date you pick.

From

Tue, Oct 27

To

Tue, Oct 27 Same day

GMT 9 to 5 IST 9 to 5

From zone
Greenwich Mean Time
Offset and clock
UTC+0 Standard time
IANA name
Europe/London
To zone
India Standard Time
Offset and clock
UTC+5:30 No daylight saving time
IANA name
Asia/Kolkata

IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Time difference
IST is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 5 hours 30 minutes for about 22 weeks in 2026.
Meeting window
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM BST, which is 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM IST while BST and IST apply.
Daylight saving
UK time changes its clocks twice a year; India Standard Time does not.

The same conversion works for every city on these clocks, such as London to India, London to Delhi and England to India.

Where UK time and IST apply

Shaded areas follow the official zone boundaries, so a country split across zones is split here too. Hover or tap a region for its local time.

  • UK time
  • India Standard Time
  • Same UTC offset right now, different zone rules

Drag to pan. Ctrl and scroll, or pinch, to zoom. Boundaries: timezone-boundary-builder, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Hour by hour

Every hour of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, side by side. Days with a clock change show 23 or 25 rows.

Shaded rows fall inside working hours in both places.

Hourly comparison of the two time zones. Choose a time to load it in the converter.
London (GMT) New Delhi (IST) Working hours
12:00 AM 5:30 AM
1:00 AM 6:30 AM
2:00 AM 7:30 AM
3:00 AM 8:30 AM
4:00 AM 9:30 AM
5:00 AM 10:30 AM
6:00 AM 11:30 AM
7:00 AM 12:30 PM
8:00 AM 1:30 PM
9:00 AM 2:30 PM Both working
10:00 AM 3:30 PM Both working
11:00 AM 4:30 PM Both working
12:00 PM 5:30 PM
1:00 PM 6:30 PM
2:00 PM 7:30 PM
3:00 PM 8:30 PM
4:00 PM 9:30 PM
5:00 PM 10:30 PM
6:00 PM 11:30 PM
7:00 PM 12:30 AM next day
8:00 PM 1:30 AM next day
9:00 PM 2:30 AM next day
10:00 PM 3:30 AM next day
11:00 PM 4:30 AM next day

UK time to IST conversion table

Every hour of the UK time day, plus the common half hours, and their IST equivalents. The second column covers the part of the year when the clocks are on a different gap.

UK time to IST conversion table
UK time IST 4 h 30 min ahead, most of the year (210 days in 2026) IST 5 h 30 min ahead, about 22 weeks in 2026
12:00 AM 4:30 AM5:30 AM
1:00 AM 5:30 AM6:30 AM
2:00 AM 6:30 AM7:30 AM
3:00 AM 7:30 AM8:30 AM
4:00 AM 8:30 AM9:30 AM
5:00 AM 9:30 AM10:30 AM
6:00 AM 10:30 AM11:30 AM
7:00 AM 11:30 AM12:30 PM
8:00 AM 12:30 PM1:30 PM
9:00 AM 1:30 PM2:30 PM
9:30 AM 2:00 PM3:00 PM
10:00 AM 2:30 PM3:30 PM
10:30 AM 3:00 PM4:00 PM
11:00 AM 3:30 PM4:30 PM
11:30 AM 4:00 PM5:00 PM
12:00 PM 4:30 PM5:30 PM
12:30 PM 5:00 PM6:00 PM
1:00 PM 5:30 PM6:30 PM
1:30 PM 6:00 PM7:00 PM
2:00 PM 6:30 PM7:30 PM
2:30 PM 7:00 PM8:00 PM
3:00 PM 7:30 PM8:30 PM
3:30 PM 8:00 PM9:00 PM
4:00 PM 8:30 PM9:30 PM
4:30 PM 9:00 PM10:00 PM
5:00 PM 9:30 PM10:30 PM
5:30 PM 10:00 PM11:00 PM
6:00 PM 10:30 PM11:30 PM
7:00 PM 11:30 PM12:30 AM (next day)
8:00 PM 12:30 AM (next day)1:30 AM (next day)
9:00 PM 1:30 AM (next day)2:30 AM (next day)
10:00 PM 2:30 AM (next day)3:30 AM (next day)
11:00 PM 3:30 AM (next day)4:30 AM (next day)

How the gap changes in 2026 and 2027

Each row is a stretch of days with one constant difference, split at every clock change.

Time difference periods between UK time and IST
Dates UK time IST Difference
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 until Sun, Mar 29, 2026 GMT IST IST 5 h 30 min ahead
Sun, Mar 29, 2026 until Sun, Oct 25, 2026 BST IST IST 4 h 30 min ahead
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 until Sun, Mar 28, 2027 GMT IST IST 5 h 30 min ahead
Sun, Mar 28, 2027 until Sun, Oct 31, 2027 BST IST IST 4 h 30 min ahead
Sun, Oct 31, 2027 until Sat, Jan 1, 2028 GMT IST IST 5 h 30 min ahead

Upcoming clock changes

  1. UK time Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 1:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 AM
  2. UK time Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 AM
  3. UK time Sunday, March 26, 2028: at 1:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 AM

About the two zones

UK time (GMT / BST)

UK time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.

IANA zone
Europe/London
Offset
UTC+0 standard, UTC+1 daylight saving
Used in
the United Kingdom
Major cities
London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast

India Standard Time (IST)

India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 all year. The whole country keeps a single clock, and India has not observed daylight saving time since the 1940s, so IST never changes.

IANA zone
Asia/Kolkata
Offset
UTC+5:30 all year
Used in
India
Major cities
Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata

IST can also stand for Irish Standard Time or Israel Standard Time. On this site IST always means India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata).

UK time and IST, answered

What is the time difference between UK time and IST?

IST is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 5 hours 30 minutes for about 22 weeks in 2026.

How do I work out the time in India from UK time?

India uses India Standard Time. IST is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 5 hours 30 minutes for about 22 weeks in 2026. Type any UK time time into the UK time to IST converter to see the India time for any date.

What is 9:00 AM UK time in IST?

9:00 AM BST is 1:30 PM IST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 9:00 AM GMT is 2:30 PM IST for about 22 weeks in 2026.

What is 12:00 PM UK time in IST?

12:00 PM BST is 4:30 PM IST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 12:00 PM GMT is 5:30 PM IST for about 22 weeks in 2026.

What is 10:00 AM UK time in IST?

10:00 AM BST is 2:30 PM IST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 10:00 AM GMT is 3:30 PM IST for about 22 weeks in 2026.

What is 5:00 PM UK time in IST?

5:00 PM BST is 9:30 PM IST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). 5:00 PM GMT is 10:30 PM IST for about 22 weeks in 2026.

Is IST ahead of UK time, and by how many hours?

Yes. IST is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of BST for most of the year (210 days in 2026). The gap is 5 hours 30 minutes for about 22 weeks in 2026.

What is a good meeting time for UK time and IST?

Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM BST, which is 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM IST while BST and IST apply.

Does daylight saving time affect UK time to IST?

UK time changes its clocks twice a year; India Standard Time does not. The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 in UK time.

Which IST does the UK time to IST converter use?

IST can also stand for Irish Standard Time or Israel Standard Time. On this site IST always means India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata).