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UTC+05:30
Time zone
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTCUTC+05:30
Current time
09:00, 24 December 2024 UTC+05:30 [refresh]
Central meridian
82.5 degrees E
Date-time group
E*
UTC+05:30 2008: blue (December), orange (June), yellow (year-round), light blue (sea areas)

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]

As standard time (year-round)

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Principal 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "India time". 24timezones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Time". 24timezones.com. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  3. ^ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Kathmandu, Nepal". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  4. ^ "Current local time in India". www.worldtimeserver.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.