Also known in software as: America/Fort_Wayne, America/Indianapolis, US/East-Indiana.
Largest cities on America/Indiana/Indianapolis
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America/Indiana/Indianapolis time zone
Eastern Time
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
IANA: America/Indiana/Indianapolis · UTC−4
Daylight saving time in America/Indiana/Indianapolis
In effect now
Next change: Sun 1 Nov, clocks go back 1 hour (02:00 → 01:00)
Sunrise and sunset in America/Indiana/Indianapolis today
Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 19:28
Daylight 11h 50m · Solar noon 13:34
Time in America/Indiana/Indianapolis vs major world cities
City
Local time
Difference from America/Indiana/Indianapolis
New York
Thu
same time
Los Angeles
Thu
3 hours behind
London
Thu
5 hours ahead
Paris
Thu
6 hours ahead
Dubai
Thu
8 hours ahead
Mumbai
Fri
9.5 hours ahead
Singapore
Fri
12 hours ahead
Tokyo
Fri
13 hours ahead
Sydney
Fri
14 hours ahead
Johannesburg
Thu
6 hours ahead
São Paulo
Thu
1 hour ahead
Chicago
Thu
1 hour behind
What time zone is America/Indiana/Indianapolis in?
America/Indiana/Indianapolis is on Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−4). The IANA identifier is America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
Does America/Indiana/Indianapolis observe daylight saving time?
Yes. America/Indiana/Indianapolis is on daylight saving time now. The next changes:
Sunday 1 November 2026: clocks go back at 02:00 to 01:00 (EDT → EST)
Sunday 14 March 2027: clocks go forward at 02:00 to 03:00 (EST → EDT)
Sunday 7 November 2027: clocks go back at 02:00 to 01:00 (EDT → EST)
America/Indiana/Indianapolis in software and databases
Older software may still use America/Fort_Wayne, America/Indianapolis, US/East-Indiana; these are aliases of America/Indiana/Indianapolis and give identical times.
Standard offset UTC−5, daylight saving offset UTC−4 (as of 2026).
October 2026 calendar for America/Indiana/Indianapolis
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Frequently asked questions about America/Indiana/Indianapolis
What time zone is America/Indiana/Indianapolis in?
Eastern Time (EDT), UTC−4; IANA zone America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
When do the clocks change in America/Indiana/Indianapolis?
Next on Sunday 1 November 2026, when clocks go back from 02:00 to 01:00.