Indiana

United States

2:57:53pm

14:57 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	2:57 pm	UTC-5	Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Carmel, Bloomington, Fishers
America/Chicago CST	1:57 pm	UTC-6	Evansville, Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Valparaiso
America/Kentucky/Louisville EST	2:57 pm	UTC-5	Jeffersonville, New Albany, Clarksville
America/Indiana/Vincennes EST	2:57 pm	UTC-5	Jasper

Time difference to major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PST	11:57 am	11:57	3 hours behind
Chicago CST	1:57 pm	13:57	1 hour behind
Mexico City CST	1:57 pm	13:57	1 hour behind
New York City EST	2:57 pm	14:57	the same time
Toronto EST	2:57 pm	14:57	the same time
São Paulo UTC-3	4:57 pm	16:57	2 hours ahead
London GMT	7:57 pm	19:57	5 hours ahead
Paris CET	8:57 pm	20:57	6 hours ahead
Berlin CET	8:57 pm	20:57	6 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST	9:57 pm	21:57	7 hours ahead
Cairo EET	9:57 pm	21:57	7 hours ahead
Moscow MSK	10:57 pm	22:57	8 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4	11:57 pm	23:57	9 hours ahead
Delhi IST	1:27 am Fri	01:27	10 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST	3:57 am Fri	03:57	13 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	4:57 am Fri	04:57	14 hours ahead
Sydney AEDT	6:57 am Fri	06:57	16 hours ahead
Auckland NZDT	8:57 am Fri	08:57	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 2:57 pm (14:57) 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 2:57 pm; Fort Wayne 2:57 pm; Evansville 1:57 pm; South Bend 2:57 pm; Carmel 2:57 pm.