Time in Mumbai
It is 06:56 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in Mumbai. Mumbai is in India. Civil time uses the IANA zone Asia/Kolkata at +05:30 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Mumbai runs on the same Asia/Kolkata clock as the rest of India: UTC+05:30 with no seasonal change. Financial markets and corporate towers still share that single national offset.
Trading and office days commonly open around 09:00–09:30 and stretch past 18:00. Europe’s morning is Mumbai’s mid-to-late morning; California mornings fall deep into the Mumbai night.
Equity hours at BSE/NSE are quoted on this same half-hour clock. A “9:15 open” is 09:15 Asia/Kolkata, not 09:00 UTC+05:00.
Mumbai time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Abbreviation
- IST
- IANA
- Asia/Kolkata
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Mumbai
Mumbai is currently on its standard offset. Mumbai does not change its clocks. The offset stays +05:30 all year, so the gap to other cities only moves when the other side changes.
Daylight in Mumbai today
The sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:39, giving 12 h 13 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:33, 33 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Mumbai sits west of the 82.5° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Daylight
- 12 h 13 m
- Solar noon
- 12:33Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Mumbai
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Mumbai and the same hours in other major cities.
Same clock as Mumbai
These cities share Asia/Kolkata, so they show the same civil time as Mumbai right now. Compare them with cities in other zones for a real time difference.
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About Mumbai
- Population
- 15,414,288The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Coordinates
- 19.0758° N, 72.8775° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Indian Rupee (INR)
- Calling code
- +91Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- Marathi, Hindi, and English
- Airports
- BOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Mumbai local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Mumbai
- What time is it in Mumbai right now?
- It is 06:56 in Mumbai as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Mumbai uses the IANA zone Asia/Kolkata, currently +05:30.
- Which time zone is Mumbai in?
- Mumbai is in the IST time zone (Asia/Kolkata), currently +05:30. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Mumbai observe daylight saving time?
- No. Mumbai stays on +05:30 all year. Any change in the gap to another city comes from that city changing its own clocks.
- Is Mumbai ahead of or behind UTC?
- Mumbai is currently at +05:30. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Mumbai is 17:30.
Well-known places in Mumbai
If you are checking the time in Mumbai because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Gateway of IndiaRead more on Wikipedia
- Haji Ali DargahRead more on Wikipedia
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu SangrahalayaRead more on Wikipedia