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Netherlands
CEST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST
India Standard Time
GMT +5:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 11, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 11, 2026

Utrecht is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Utrecht is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. At other times of the year, Utrecht is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Utrecht correspond to 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Utrecht correspond to 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Utrecht correspond to 12:30 to 20:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Utrecht correspond to 13:30 to 21:30 in IST.

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

Time Difference

CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Utrecht, Netherlands is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

Utrecht to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in Utrecht which corresponds to 12:30pm-5pm12:30-17:00 in IST

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Utrecht, Netherlands). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

2:00 pm14:00 Utrecht, Netherlands / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

Utrecht, NetherlandsIST
12:00am3:30am
1:00am4:30am
2:00am5:30am
3:00am6:30am
4:00am7:30am
5:00am8:30am
6:00am9:30am
7:00am10:30am
8:00am11:30am
9:00am12:30pm
10:00am1:30pm
11:00am2:30pm
12:00pm3:30pm
1:00pm4:30pm
2:00pm5:30pm
3:00pm6:30pm
4:00pm7:30pm
5:00pm8:30pm
6:00pm9:30pm
7:00pm10:30pm
8:00pm11:30pm
9:00pm12:30am
10:00pm1:30am
11:00pm2:30am
00:0003:30
01:0004:30
02:0005:30
03:0006:30
04:0007:30
05:0008:30
06:0009:30
07:0010:30
08:0011:30
09:0012:30
10:0013:30
11:0014:30
12:0015:30
13:0016:30
14:0017:30
15:0018:30
16:0019:30
17:0020:30
18:0021:30
19:0022:30
20:0023:30
21:0000:30
22:0001:30
23:0002:30

Utrecht Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hours during Central European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Utrecht Facts

Country
Netherlands
Alternative Names
Gemeente Utrecht, Magaalada Utrecht, Outrechte, Owtrext, Traiectum ad Rhenum, UTC, Utert, Utrech, Utrecht, Utrechtas, Utrehkht, Utreht, Utrehta, Utrei, Utrekht, Utrekht khot, Utreque, Utrext, awtrkht, utrekhta, witeuleheuteu, wu de lei zhi, yu the rkt, yutorehito, ywtrkht, ywtrykht, Ουτρέχτη, Утрехт, Утрехт хот, Утрэхт, Ուտրեխտ, אוטרכט, أوترخت, اوترخت, یوترخت, یوتریخت, ܐܘܛܪܝܟܛ, उट्रेख्त, ยูเทรกต์, ယူးထရက်မြို့, უტრეხტი, ユトレヒト, 乌得勒支, 烏德勒支, 위트레흐트
Population
376,435
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
52° 05' N Latitude / 5° 07' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+31

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, Chennai, Kolkata.

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 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