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UTC+05:30

UTC+5:30 is an identifier for a time offset of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The Indian Standard Time, used in India, and the Sri Lanka Standard Time, followed in Sri Lanka, are based on the same. and Sri Lanka. It has the second-largest population among time zones, after UTC+08:00.

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UTC+05:30
Time zone
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTCUTC+05:30
Current time
07:03, 28 May 2026 UTC+05:30 [refresh]
Central meridian
82.5 degrees E
Date-time group
E*

UTC+5:30 is an identifier for a time offset of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.1 Indian Standard Time, used in India, and Sri Lanka Standard Time, used in Sri Lanka, are based on this offset.23 It has the second-largest population among time zones, after UTC+08:00.4

Nepal Standard Time used this offset until 1986, when it switched to UTC+5:45.5

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Kornberg, Sara. "Understanding UTC Offsets". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. "India time". 24timezones. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. "Sri Lanka Time". 24timezones. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. "Which Time Zone Has the Biggest Population?". World Time Server. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. "Kathmandu time". Time and Date. Retrieved 1 June 2025.