Updating current time…
Arkansas, USACST
UTC−6
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST
UTC+5:30
11h 30m ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 13, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 13, 2026

Little Rock is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Little Rock is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Little Rock is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Little Rock correspond to 7:30 pm to 4:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Little Rock correspond to 8:30 pm to 5:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Little Rock correspond to 19:30 to 04:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Little Rock correspond to 20:30 to 05:30 (next day) in IST.

Compare Little Rock time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CST (Central Standard Time) is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
6:00 am06:00 in Little Rock, AR, USA is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

Little Rock to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in Little Rock which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in IST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Little Rock, AR, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

6:00 am06:00 Little Rock, AR, USA / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

Choose an hour to update the converter. Day labels such as “next day” or “+1” are relative to the selected date in the first column. Use Up and Down arrow keys, Home or End to move between hours, then Enter or Space to select.

Hourly time comparison
Little Rock, AR, USAIST
11:30am
12:30pm
1:30pm
2:30pm
3:30pm
4:30pm
5:30pm
6:30pm
7:30pm
8:30pm
9:30pm
10:30pm
11:30pm
12:30am next day
1:30am next day
2:30am next day
3:30am next day
4:30am next day
5:30am next day
6:30am next day
7:30am next day
8:30am next day
9:30am next day
10:30am next day
11:30
12:30
13:30
14:30
15:30
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:30
20:30
21:30
22:30
23:30
00:30 next day
01:30 next day
02:30 next day
03:30 next day
04:30 next day
05:30 next day
06:30 next day
07:30 next day
08:30 next day
09:30 next day
10:30 next day

Little Rock Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (now)
CDT – Central Daylight Time, UTC-5 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (CST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Little Rock Facts

Country
USA
State
Arkansas
Alternative Names
Acropolis, Anilco, Arkopolis, LIT, La Petit Roche, Litl Rok, Litl Rokas, Litl Roks, Litl-Rok, Litlroka, Little Rock, Littlerock, Litul Rok, Old Channel, Old Channel Little River, Petit Roche, Petit Rochelle, Petit Rocher, lie du luo bu, litala raka, litala roka, liteullog, litil rak, litila raka, littil rak, lytl rak arkanzas, lytl rwk, lytl rwq, ritorurokku, xiao shi cheng, xiao yan cheng, Λιτλ Ροκ, Литл Рок, Литл-Рок, Литъл Рок, Літл-Рок, Լիթլ Ռոք, ליטל ראק, ליטל רוק, ليتل روك, لٹل راک, لٹل راک، آرکنساس, لیتل راک، آرکانزاس, लिटल रॉक, लिटिल रक, लिटिल् राक्, लितल रक, லிட்டில் ராக், ලිට්ල් රොක්, ლიტლ-როკი, リトルロック, 列度洛埠, 小岩城, 小石城, 리틀록
Population
202,591
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 44' N Latitude / 92° 17' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2