Timezone Abbreviation Time

IST Time Now

IST current time using Asia/Kolkata. This abbreviation can match multiple IANA timezones.

IST

India, Asia/Kolkata

00:00:00

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

UTC Offset: +5.5

Country: India

IST Time Compare with Other Timezones

Compare IST with other timezones.

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Compare IST Hours With Other Timezones

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About IST Timezone

Short timezone abbreviations are ambiguous. This page keeps them separate from IANA timezone pages.

Abbreviation IST

Primary IANA Timezone Asia/Kolkata

Reference Country India

UTC Offset +5.5

Matching Timezones 3

Important Note IST is an abbreviation and can refer to multiple IANA timezones.

Cities List in IST Timezone

Cities connected with the primary IST timezone.

Abhaneri Abhayapuri Abiramam Abohar Abrama Abu Abu Road Achalpur Achhnera Adalaj Adampur Adawad Addanki Adilabad Adirampattinam Adoni Adoor Adra Aduthurai Afzalgarh Afzalpur Agar Agar Panchaitan Agartala Agol Agra Aheri Ahmadpur Ahmedabad Ahmednagar Ahmedpur Ahraura Ahwa Aidalpur Airoli Airwa Aizawl Ajaigarh Ajara Ajitgarh Ajjampur Ajmer Ajnala Akalgarh Akalkot Akaltara Akasahebpet Akbarpur Akhnur Akividu

All IANA Timezones Using IST

All matching IST timezone records from the database.

Asia/Kolkata - India Asia/Jerusalem - Israel Asia/Colombo - Sri Lanka

Countries List in IST

Countries connected with the primary IST timezone.

India

Scan View

Open a quick scan page for IST without extra page details.

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Embed Code

Paste this iframe code to show the live time widget for IST.

<iframe src="/timezones/ist/embed/" width="320" height="180" class="time-embed-frame" loading="lazy" title="IST live time"></iframe>

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FAQs About IST Timezone Abbreviation

What does IST mean in timezones?

IST is a timezone abbreviation. It may be used by more than one country or IANA timezone, so this page lists all matching timezone records.

Is IST the same as an IANA timezone?

No. IANA timezones look like America/Chicago or Asia/Kolkata. IST is only a short abbreviation.

Which IST timezone should I use?

Choose the matching IANA timezone for the city or country you need from the list on this page.