Indianapolis — America/Indianapolis
The current local time in the America/Indianapolis IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in United States in the area around Indianapolis. The zone is currently at UTC -04:00 · EDT and observes daylight saving time.
America/Indianapolis
Thursday, 22 October 2026 EDT
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -04:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset -05:00 · July offset -04:00
Countries using America/Indianapolis
Indianapolis vs. major cities
How far Indianapolis is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Indianapolis, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Indianapolis | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Paris · France | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +8 h | 17:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +9:30 h | 18:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Indianapolis time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Indianapolis
Since 1970, Indianapolis has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 22 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 2006, is UTC -05:00 with UTC -04:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, a rule in place since 2007.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC -04:00 |
| Sunday, 1 November 2026 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC -05:00 |
| Sunday, 14 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC -04:00 |
| Sunday, 7 November 2027 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC -05:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UTC -05:00, DST UTC -04:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in April, back on the last Sunday in October |
| 1971–2005 | UTC -05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2006–2026 | UTC -05:00, DST UTC -04:00 | Forward on the second Sunday in March, back on the first Sunday in November (since 2007) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Indianapolis
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as America/Indianapolis on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
America/Detroit Grand Turk America/Grand_Turk Indiana/Marengo America/Indiana/Marengo Indiana/Petersburg America/Indiana/Petersburg Indiana/Vevay America/Indiana/Vevay Indiana/Vincennes America/Indiana/Vincennes Indiana/Winamac America/Indiana/Winamac Iqaluit America/Iqaluit Kentucky/Monticello America/Kentucky/Monticello Louisville America/Louisville Nassau America/Nassau New York America/New_York Port-au-Prince America/Port-au-Prince Toronto America/Toronto More references for America/Indianapolis
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