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12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Oct 12, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 IST (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026

UTC is 1 hour behind IST.

UTC and IST examples

These examples always use UTC (UTC+0) and IST (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

UTC is 1 hour behind IST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, UTC is 1 hour behind IST Europe. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, UTC and GMT Europe have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in UTC correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST Europe. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in UTC correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT Europe.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in UTC correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in IST Europe. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in UTC correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT Europe.

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

Time Difference

Coordinated Universal Time is 1 hour behind Irish Standard Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in UTC is 1:00 pm13:00 in IST

UTC to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in UTC which corresponds to 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in IST

12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Irish Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

12:00 pm12:00 UTC / 1:00 pm13:00 IST

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Coordinated Universal Time

Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.

Map of the areas on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC all year UTC part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+1 (British Summer Time, Irish Standard Time, WEST).

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Irish Standard Time

Offset: IST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Ireland

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Dublin in Ireland, with about 1.024 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford.

Map of the areas on Irish Standard Time (IST)
IST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on IST.

Daylight Saving: Irish Standard Time (IST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: Irish Standard Time (IST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Irish Standard Time (IST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

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IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for IST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Eire
  • Europe/Dublin
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
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time