Time

There are no time changes from region to region in India and India does not observe daylight saving time. The entire country operates on Indian Standard Time, which is 5½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, 10½ hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (9½ hours during daylight saving), 13½ hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (12½ hours during daylight saving), 4½ hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time (5½ hours during daylight saving), and 7½ hours behind Auckland time (8½ hours during daylight saving).