Time zone in Mumbai
Mumbai is on India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Kolkata: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
India uses a single time zone for the whole country, India Standard Time (IST), at UTC+5:30, with no daylight saving time. The half hour catches many people out: when it is noon in London in winter, it is 5:30 PM in Mumbai.
Mumbai shares its time with New Delhi.
Mumbai is 1,148 km from New Delhi, the capital, and has the same time.
By the sun, noon in Mumbai falls at about 12:38 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 72.88° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. The clock runs well ahead of the sun here, so mornings stay dark late and evenings stay light late. See the sunrise and sunset times in Mumbai.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Mumbai, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1:30 AM | 2:30 AM |
| Los Angeles | 10:30 PM, day before | 11:30 PM, day before |
| London | 6:30 AM | 7:30 AM |
| Paris | 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
| Tokyo | 3:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| Sydney | 5:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Mumbai does not.
Best time to call Mumbai from New York
To reach someone at work in Mumbai from New York: in January, the best window is from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM in New York, which is 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM in Mumbai (outside strict office hours on one side). In July, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM in New York, which is 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Mumbai.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.