UK to India Time Converter
About this conversion
India has a single time zone, Indian Standard Time, which is UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving. The half-hour offset makes the gap with the UK 5.5 hours in winter and 4.5 hours in summer, a frequent source of missed calls.
When the time difference changes
Changes over the next two years, from daylight saving on either side.
- Sunday, 25 October 2026: India becomes 5.5 hours ahead of UK.
- Sunday, 28 March 2027: India becomes 4.5 hours ahead of UK.
- Sunday, 31 October 2027: India becomes 5.5 hours ahead of UK.
- Sunday, 26 March 2028: India becomes 4.5 hours ahead of UK.
Best time to call or meet
09:00 to 13:00 UK is 13:00 to 17:00 India, 4 hours of shared 09:00 to 17:00 time.
Common times
- 06:00 UK = 10:30 India
- 09:00 UK = 13:30 India
- 12:00 UK = 16:30 India
- 15:00 UK = 19:30 India
- 17:00 UK = 21:30 India
- 20:00 UK = 00:30 India (next day)
UK to India hour-by-hour table
Highlighted rows fall within 09:00 to 17:00 on both sides.
| UK | India |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 04:30 |
| 01:00 | 05:30 |
| 02:00 | 06:30 |
| 03:00 | 07:30 |
| 04:00 | 08:30 |
| 05:00 | 09:30 |
| 06:00 | 10:30 |
| 07:00 | 11:30 |
| 08:00 | 12:30 |
| 09:00 | 13:30 |
| 10:00 | 14:30 |
| 11:00 | 15:30 |
| 12:00 | 16:30 |
| 13:00 | 17:30 |
| 14:00 | 18:30 |
| 15:00 | 19:30 |
| 16:00 | 20:30 |
| 17:00 | 21:30 |
| 18:00 | 22:30 |
| 19:00 | 23:30 |
| 20:00 | 00:30 (next day) |
| 21:00 | 01:30 (next day) |
| 22:00 | 02:30 (next day) |
| 23:00 | 03:30 (next day) |
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Frequently asked questions
What is 15:00 UK in India?
15:00 UK is 19:30 India at the moment. The answer can change by an hour when either side changes its clocks.
What are the shared working hours for UK and India?
09:00 to 13:00 UK is 13:00 to 17:00 India, 4 hours of shared 09:00 to 17:00 time.
When does the UK to India time difference change?
It next changes on Sunday, 25 October 2026, when the gap becomes 5.5 hours ahead of.