Mumbai keeps UTC+5:30 all year, 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. Mumbai does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Mumbai, India, to the second.
Mumbai time converters
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Mumbai operates on the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Mumbai is on UTC+5:30 all year, 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. Located in India at 19.08°N, 72.88°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Mumbai, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Mumbai right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Mumbai, updated every second. Mumbai is on UTC+5:30 all year, 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Mumbai in?
Mumbai, India uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone. That is UTC+5:30 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Mumbai observe daylight saving time?
No. Mumbai stays on UTC+5:30 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Mumbai?
Mumbai is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Mumbai.
Time difference between Mumbai and other cities
Working-hours overlap and the best time to call, for every Mumbai pair we cover.
Mumbai follows the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+5:30 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is IST in January all year.
Time difference from Mumbai to major cities
Mumbai is 4.5 hours ahead of London
Mumbai is 9.5 hours ahead of New York
Mumbai is 12.5 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Mumbai is 3.5 hours ahead of Paris
Mumbai is 1.5 hours ahead of Dubai
Mumbai is 2.5 hours behind Singapore
Mumbai is 3.5 hours behind Tokyo
Mumbai is 4.5 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 05:25 (solar time) in June and about 06:34 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:30
Feb 06:18
Mar 06:03
Apr 05:46
May 05:32
Jun 05:25
Jul 05:28
Aug 05:40
Sep 05:56
Oct 06:13
Nov 06:27
Dec 06:34
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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