UTC+5:30 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +05:30. This time is used in India[1] and Sri Lanka,[2] and was formerly used in Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.[3] It is five and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Around 1.4 billion people live inside this time zone, making it the second-most populous after UTC+08:00.[4]
UTC+05:30 | |
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Time zone | |
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UTC offset | |
UTC | UTC+05:30 |
Current time | |
12:45, 25 August 2024 UTC+05:30 [refresh] | |
Central meridian | |
82.5 degrees E | |
Date-time group | |
E* |
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As standard time (year-round)
editPrincipal cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Indore, Coimbatore, Prayagraj, Guwahati, Srinagar, Madurai, Mysore, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Puducherry, Port Blair, Colombo, Jaffna, Trincomalee, Kandy
South Asia
edit- India – Indian Standard Time
- Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka Standard Time
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "India time". 24timezones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Time". 24timezones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Current local time in India". www.worldtimeserver.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.