IST
India Standard Time
GMT +5:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Australia
AEDT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Thailand
ICT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare IST time with Sydney and Bangkok 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) and 1 hour and 30 minutes behind ICT (Indochina Time)
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 11:00 pm23:00 in Sydney, Australia and is 7:00 pm19:00 in Bangkok, Thailand

IST to Sydney call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11:30am in IST which corresponds to 2:30pm-5pm in Sydney
IST to Bangkok call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3:30pm in IST which corresponds to 10:30am-5pm in Bangkok

5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) (Sydney, Australia). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
7:00 pm19:00 ICT (Indochina Time) (Bangkok, Thailand). Offset UTC +7:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 IST / 11:00 pm23:00 Sydney, Australia / 7:00 pm19:00 Bangkok, Thailand

ISTSydney, AustraliaBangkok, Thailand
12am (midnight)5:30 am1:30 am
1am6:30 am2:30 am
2am7:30 am3:30 am
3am8:30 am4:30 am
4am9:30 am5:30 am
5am10:30 am6:30 am
6am11:30 am7:30 am
7am12:30 pm8:30 am
8am1:30 pm9:30 am
9am2:30 pm10:30 am
10am3:30 pm11:30 am
11am4:30 pm12:30 pm
12pm (noon)5:30 pm1:30 pm
1pm6:30 pm2:30 pm
2pm7:30 pm3:30 pm
3pm8:30 pm4:30 pm
4pm9:30 pm5:30 pm
5pm10:30 pm6:30 pm
6pm11:30 pm7:30 pm
7pm12:30 am8:30 pm
8pm1:30 am9:30 pm
9pm2:30 am10:30 pm
10pm3:30 am11:30 pm
11pm4:30 am12:30 am
00:0005:3001:30
01:0006:3002:30
02:0007:3003:30
03:0008:3004:30
04:0009:3005:30
05:0010:3006:30
06:0011:3007:30
07:0012:3008:30
08:0013:3009:30
09:0014:3010:30
10:0015:3011:30
11:0016:3012:30
12:0017:3013:30
13:0018:3014:30
14:0019:3015:30
15:0020:3016:30
16:0021:3017:30
17:0022:3018:30
18:0023:3019:30
19:0000:3020:30
20:0001:3021:30
21:0002:3022:30
22:0003:3023:30
23:0004:3000:30

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

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, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai.

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.

IST Time Zone Geo Map
IST timezone map

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

Sydney Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+10:00 hours during Australian Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Sydney Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
SYD, Sanctus Dionysius, Sedniejos, Sek-na, Sidnef, Sidnei, Sidnej, Sidneja, Sidnejo, Sidnejus, Sidney, Sidneý, Sidni, Sidnéy, Sidnėjus, Sit-ni, Sit-nì, Syd, Sydneium, Sydney, Sydney City, Sék-nà̤, Sídney, Sîdney, Sėdniejos, citni, shidoni, sidani, sideuni, sidnei, sidni, sidniy, sydny, xi ni, xue li, Σίδνεϋ, Сиднеи, Сидней, Сиднеј, Сидни, Сідней, Сідні, Սիդնեյ, סידני, سيدنى, سيدني, سڈنی, سیدنی, ܣܝܕܢܝ, सिडनी, सिड्नी, सिद्नी, সিডনি, ਸਿਡਨੀ, સીડની, சிட்னி, సిడ్నీ, ಸಿಡ್ನಿ, സിഡ്നി, සිඩ්නි, ซิดนีย์, སིད་ནེ།, ဆစ်ဒနီမြို့, სიდნეი, ሲድኒ, ស៊ីដនីយ៏, シドニー, 悉尼, 雪梨, 시드니
Population
4,627,345
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 52' S Latitude / 151° 12' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Bangkok Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
ICT - Indochina Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+7:00 hours during Indochina Time, currently in use.

Bangkok Facts

Country
Thailand
Alternative Names
Amphoe Phra Nakhon, BKK, Ban'nkok, Bancac, Bancocum, Bancoque, Bancác, Banghok, Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolis, Bangkoka, Bangkòk, Banguecoque, Bankok, Bankokas, Bankoko, Banqkok, Changwat Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintarayutthaya Maha Dilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Buri Rom Udom Ratchaniwet Maha Sathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakka Thattiya Witsanukam Prasit, Krungdeb, Man-kuk, Màn-kuk, Phra Nakhon, Siayuthia, The City of Angels, bainkaka, bainkoka, bamkoka, bangkog, bangkwk, bankeakk, bankoku, bankwk, bngqwq, bnkak, byankak, byankaka, camraata byankaka, krungtheph, krungthephmhankhr, krungtheph‡, man gu, penkak, Μπανγκόκ, Бангкок, Банкок, Баҥкок, Բանգկոկ, באנגקאק, בנגקוק, بانكوك, بانکوک, بانکۆک, بانګکوک, بانگكوك, بنکاک, बँकॉक, बैंकक, बैंकॉक, চাংৱাত ব্যাংকক, ব্যাংকক, ਬੈਂਕਾਕ, பேங்காக், ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಾಕ್, ബാങ്കോക്ക്, බැංකොක්, กรุงเทพ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, กรุงเทพฯ, ບາງກອກ, པན་ཀོག, ဘန်ကောက်မြို့, ბანგკოკი, ባንኮክ, バンコク, 曼谷, 방콕
Population
5,104,476
Currency
Baht (THB)
Geographic Coordinates
13° 45' N Latitude / 100° 30' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+66