India time to Los Angeles time

The time difference

Los Angeles is 13 hours 30 minutes behind India for part of the year and 12 hours 30 minutes behind for the rest, because Los Angeles changes its clocks and India does not. India is always UTC+5:30, known as IST.

Which difference applies when

• 1 January 2026 to 8 March 2026: Los Angeles is 13 hours 30 minutes behind India (UTC−8).
• From 8 March 2026 to 1 November 2026: Los Angeles is 12 hours 30 minutes behind India (UTC−7).
• From 1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027: Los Angeles is 13 hours 30 minutes behind India (UTC−8).
• From 14 March 2027 to 7 November 2027: Los Angeles is 12 hours 30 minutes behind India (UTC−7).
• From 7 November 2027 to 31 December 2027: Los Angeles is 13 hours 30 minutes behind India (UTC−8).

India time to Los Angeles time when Los Angeles is UTC−8

Good hours to start a call (8 am to 9 pm in both places): from 8:00 am to 10:00 am India time. Hours that start inside office time (9 am to 6 pm) in both: none, so one side has to start early or stay late.

India time to Los Angeles time when Los Angeles is UTC−7

Good hours to start a call (8 am to 9 pm in both places): from 8:00 am to 9:00 am India time. Hours that start inside office time (9 am to 6 pm) in both: none, so one side has to start early or stay late.

Worked examples

While Los Angeles is UTC−8. An office that closes at 6:00 pm in India closes when it is 4:30 am in Los Angeles. A 9:00 am start in Los Angeles is 10:30 pm in India, and its 6:00 pm finish is 7:30 am the next day in India. A message sent at 10:30 pm from India lands at 9:00 am in Los Angeles.

While Los Angeles is UTC−7. An office that closes at 6:00 pm in India closes when it is 5:30 am in Los Angeles. A 9:00 am start in Los Angeles is 9:30 pm in India, and its 6:00 pm finish is 6:30 am the next day in India. A message sent at 10:30 pm from India lands at 10:00 am in Los Angeles.

When the date is different

Los Angeles is behind India (while Los Angeles is UTC−8), so for 13 hours 30 minutes of every day the calendar date differs: from midnight until 1:30 pm India time, it is still the previous day in Los Angeles. Mention the date as well as the time when you fix something in those hours.

Los Angeles is behind India (while Los Angeles is UTC−7), so for 12 hours 30 minutes of every day the calendar date differs: from midnight until 12:30 pm India time, it is still the previous day in Los Angeles. Mention the date as well as the time when you fix something in those hours.

Why the gap is what it is

Indian Standard Time follows the sun at longitude 82.5° east. The zone that Los Angeles belongs to has its largest city, Los Angeles, at about 118.2° west. The sun crosses the sky between those two lines in about 13 hours 23 minutes. Clock time rounds that to a tidy figure: 13 hours 30 minutes or 12 hours 30 minutes. The two figures differ because every country picks a round offset that suits its whole territory, and some add summer time on top.

Rows marked in colour fall between 8 am and 9 pm in both places. Dates are from the IANA time zone database 2026f.

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