India and Australia time difference
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India is 5 hours 30 minutes behind Australia (Sydney)
India is 5 hours 30 minutes behind Australia (Sydney) right now: 16:30 IST in Mumbai is 22:00 AEDT in Sydney.
Mumbai · India
IST · UTC+5:30
Sydney · Australia
AEDT · UTC+11
Every zone, right now
| Australia | vs Mumbai (IST) |
|---|---|
| Sydney22:00 AEDT · UTC+11 | Mumbai −5h 30m |
| Lord Howe22:00 LHDT · UTC+11 | Mumbai −5h 30m |
| Adelaide21:30 ACDT · UTC+10:30 | Mumbai −5h |
| Brisbane21:00 AEST · UTC+10 | Mumbai −4h 30m |
| Darwin20:30 ACST · UTC+9:30 | Mumbai −4h |
| Eucla19:45 ACWST · UTC+8:45 | Mumbai −3h 15m |
| Perth19:00 AWST · UTC+8 | Mumbai −2h 30m |
Through the year
Daylight saving moves the gap: 5h 30m in January, 4h 30m in July. Next change: Sunday 4 April 2027, when Australia’s clocks go back.
Convert a time
- AEST to IST — hour-by-hour table
- Mumbai to Sydney — city to city
- Plan a meeting — find hours that suit both
- Time zones in India · Time zones in Australia
Best hours to call
When are both sides at work?Each column is one hour of the day in the first city; the second row shows the same moment in the other city. Gold means office hours (09:00–18:00), dusk means awake but off work, night means asleep (23:00–07:00). Columns where both rows are gold are good meeting times.
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MumbaiIST · +05:30
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SydneyAEDT · +11:00
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Shared working hours: 09:00–12:30 in Mumbai is 14:30–18:00 in Sydney.
Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)
Questions about the India–Australia time difference
- What is the time difference between India and Australia?
- India is 5 hours 30 minutes behind Australia (Sydney) right now: 16:30 IST in Mumbai is 22:00 AEDT in Sydney. Across all of their time zones the gap is between 2 hours 30 minutes and 5 hours 30 minutes.
- What time is it in Australia when it is 9 am in India?
- At 09:00 in Mumbai it is 14:30 in Sydney.
- Does the time difference between India and Australia change during the year?
- Yes. Because of daylight saving the gap is 5 hours 30 minutes in January and 4 hours 30 minutes in July. It next changes on Sunday 4 April 2027, when Australia changes its clocks.
Other pairs: every country time difference. Times are computed from the IANA time zone database.