Current time in Ahmedabad, India
The current local time in Ahmedabad is shown below. Ahmedabad observes IST.
What's the daylight saving status?
Ahmedabad does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- Asia/Calcutta
- Standard abbreviation
- IST
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Ahmedabad?
Ahmedabad shares Indian Standard Time at UTC+5:30 with the rest of the country. The city's longitude of around 72.6 degrees east places it slightly west of the central IST meridian, with solar noon arriving around 12:18 local time, a few minutes after the clock reading. India's continuous use of a single national offset since 1947 produces a substantial solar mismatch for Gujarat: this western edge of the country effectively runs around 18 minutes behind sun time.
What are the working hours in Ahmedabad?
Ahmedabad's working economy is built around the textile industry (the city was historically called the Manchester of India), pharmaceutical manufacturing, and a substantial diamond-processing sector. The Gujarat state government's pro-business policy has produced significant industrial growth around the city. Office hours run 10:00 to 19:00 with a longer lunch break than the IT-sector norm. Public holidays cluster around the unique Navratri festival in September or October (a nine-night celebration involving the distinctive Gujarati garba dance), Diwali, and the Republic Day on 26 January.
Where is Ahmedabad?
Ahmedabad sits on the banks of the Sabarmati River in central Gujarat in north-western India, around 30 kilometres east of the Gulf of Khambhat. The metropolitan area holds around 8.4 million residents, making it the seventh-largest urban region in India. The historic walled city east of the river contains the Mughal-era heritage, with the modern districts on the west bank including the planned business centre at Gandhinagar Road. The Sabarmati Ashram on the river's western bank was Mahatma Gandhi's residence and the starting point of the 1930 Salt March.