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5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 12, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (UTC+11), Oct 12, 2026

IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind Melbourne.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, IST is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind Melbourne or IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind Melbourne.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm in Melbourne or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm in Melbourne.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 13:30 to 21:30 in Melbourne or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 14:30 to 22:30 in Melbourne.

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

Time Difference

India Standard Time is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time).
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 11:00 pm23:00 in Melbourne, Australia

IST to Melbourne call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11:30am09:00-11:30 in IST which corresponds to 2:30pm-5pm14:30-17:00 in Melbourne

5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) (Melbourne, Australia). Offset UTC +11:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 IST / 11:00 pm23:00 Melbourne, Australia

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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.

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

Melbourne Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11 (now, daylight saving time)
AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, April 4, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (AEST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of April each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, October 3, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 3, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (AEDT). DST starts on the 1st Sunday of October each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Melbourne Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
MEL, Mel'burn, Melbourne, Melbourne City, Melbournum, Melburn, Melburna, Melburnas, Melburno, Melvourni, mel beirn, melaborna, melbeoleun, melbeon, melporn, meruborun, mlbwrn, mo er ben, Μελβούρνη, Мелбурн, Мелбърн, Мельбурн, מלבורן, ملبورن, مېلبۇرن, मेलबोर्न, மெல்போர்ன், เมลเบิร์น, མེར་བུན, メルボルン, 墨尔本, 墨爾本, 멜버른, 멜번
Population
5,435,590
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 48' S Latitude / 144° 57' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61