Indiana

United States

11:21:38am

11:21 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 12th November 2026

EST · UTC-5 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Standard time ☀️ Daytime

UTC offset: UTC-5
Time zone: America/Indiana/IndianapolisEST
Sunrise: 7:26 am
Sunset: 5:31 pm
Daylight: 10 hours 5 minutes122 seconds shorter than yesterday
Daylight saving: OffNext change in 121 days

The thing about Indiana

Most of Indiana is Eastern Time, but the northwest corner near Chicago and the southwest around Evansville are Central Time. Indiana only adopted statewide DST in 2006.

Daylight saving in Indiana

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

Indiana is currently on EST, UTC-5.

Indiana is split across 2 time zones

Time zone	Now	Offset	Cities
America/Indiana/Indianapolis EST	11:21 am	UTC-5	Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Carmel, Bloomington, Fishers
America/Chicago CST	10:21 am	UTC-6	Evansville, Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso
America/Kentucky/Louisville EST	11:21 am	UTC-5	Jeffersonville, New Albany, Clarksville
America/Indiana/Vincennes EST	11:21 am	UTC-5	Jasper

Time difference to major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PST	8:21 am	08:21	3 hours behind
Chicago CST	10:21 am	10:21	1 hour behind
Mexico City CST	10:21 am	10:21	1 hour behind
New York City EST	11:21 am	11:21	the same time
Toronto EST	11:21 am	11:21	the same time
São Paulo UTC-3	1:21 pm	13:21	2 hours ahead
London GMT	4:21 pm	16:21	5 hours ahead
Paris CET	5:21 pm	17:21	6 hours ahead
Berlin CET	5:21 pm	17:21	6 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST	6:21 pm	18:21	7 hours ahead
Cairo EET	6:21 pm	18:21	7 hours ahead
Moscow MSK	7:21 pm	19:21	8 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4	8:21 pm	20:21	9 hours ahead
Delhi IST	9:51 pm	21:51	10 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST	12:21 am Fri	00:21	13 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	1:21 am Fri	01:21	14 hours ahead
Sydney AEDT	3:21 am Fri	03:21	16 hours ahead
Auckland NZDT	5:21 am Fri	05:21	18 hours ahead

Cities in Indiana

All of the United States Everywhere at UTC-5 EST CST MST PST

Questions people ask

What time is it in Indiana right now?

It is 11:21 am (11:21) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Indiana, currently EST (UTC-5). Indiana is split across 2 time zones: see the breakdown below.

Does Indiana observe daylight saving time?

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

What time zone is Indiana in?

Indiana uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/Chicago. Most of the state is on the first of those.

What time is it in the largest cities in Indiana?

Right now: Indianapolis 11:21 am; Fort Wayne 11:21 am; Evansville 10:21 am; South Bend 11:21 am; Carmel 11:21 am.