Oman Time to India Time: Muscat to IST Difference and Guide

Quick Answer

Oman is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India, all year round. Oman uses Gulf Standard Time (GST), which is UTC+4. India uses India Standard Time (IST), which is UTC+5:30. To change Oman time to India time, add 1 hour 30 minutes. To change India time to Oman time, subtract 1 hour 30 minutes.

For example, 10:00 AM in Muscat is 11:30 AM in India, and 9:00 PM in India is 7:30 PM in Muscat.

Oman uses the same clock as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and neither Oman nor India changes the time for daylight saving. So the 1 hour 30 minutes gap is fixed. For the live time right now, open our Oman time now vs India converter. This guide covers the rest: tables, call times, the Oman weekend and travel tips.

Oman Time at a Glance

• Time zone: Gulf Standard Time (GST), UTC+4
• Gap with India: India is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead
• Daylight saving: none, in Oman or in India
• Same time as: the UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah)
• One hour ahead of: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain
• Weekend: Friday and Saturday

The whole country runs on one clock. Muscat, Salalah, Sohar, Nizwa, Sur, Duqm and Khasab in Musandam all show the same time, even though Salalah is about 1,000 km south of the capital.

How to Convert Oman Time to IST

Add 1 hour 30 minutes to the Oman time. Here are a few worked examples:

• 7:00 AM in Oman + 1:30 = 8:30 AM in India
• 12:45 PM in Oman + 1:30 = 2:15 PM in India
• 6:00 PM in Oman + 1:30 = 7:30 PM in India
• 11:00 PM in Oman + 1:30 = 12:30 AM in India, the next day

From India to Oman, subtract 1 hour 30 minutes. A simple trick is to take away 2 hours, then add 30 minutes back. So 4:00 PM in India minus 2 hours is 2:00 PM, plus 30 minutes is 2:30 PM in Oman.

Oman to IST: Hour-by-Hour Table

Read the Oman time on the left and the India time on the right. After 10:30 PM in Oman, India has already moved to the next day.

Times People Often Look Up

These are the conversions people search for most often, from India to Oman:

Best Time to Call Oman from India

With only 1 hour 30 minutes between the two countries, most of the day overlaps. Oman has one of the largest Indian communities in the Gulf, and Indians are also among the biggest groups of air travellers to the country, so a lot of calls cross this gap every day.

Many offices in Oman start early, so a 10:30 AM call from India reaches people at 9 AM, when they are settled at their desks. For family calls, the small gap means you can usually call right after dinner in India and still catch everyone before bedtime in Oman.

If your family is spread out, with someone in Muscat, someone in Riyadh and parents in India, use our Family Clock to see all of them on one screen and find a time that works for everyone.

Oman, Dubai and India: Three Clocks, Two Times

A lot of confusion comes from mixing up the Gulf countries. Oman and the UAE share the same time. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain are one hour behind both of them.

So if it is 8 PM in Muscat, it is also 8 PM in Dubai, 7 PM in Riyadh or Kuwait City, and 9:30 PM in India. This matters if you are driving from the UAE to Musandam or Muscat, where your phone clock stays the same, or flying on to Saudi Arabia, where it moves back an hour.

For the other routes, see our guides to the India to UAE time difference, Kuwait time to India time and Saudi Arabia time to India time.

The Oman Weekend

Oman’s weekend is Friday and Saturday. Sunday is the first working day of the week. In India, most people are off on Sunday instead, so:

• Friday is a day off in Oman but a working day in India. Call your family in the evening, after work and school in India.
• Saturday is a day off in Oman, and a half day or holiday for many people in India. It is usually the best day for a long video call.
• Sunday is a working day in Oman. Keep calls to the evening.

During Ramadan, working hours in Oman are usually shorter, and evenings revolve around iftar. Avoid calling just before and after sunset, when families sit down to break the fast. The time gap does not change, only the daily routine.

Travelling from India to Oman

Oman is one of the closest international trips from India’s west coast, and the small time gap makes it easy:

• Jet lag: almost none. A 1 hour 30 minutes shift is less than many people’s weekend sleep-in. Any tiredness comes from early or late flight times.
• Set your phone to automatic time. It will switch to Oman time as soon as you land. If you wear a watch, move it back 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Salalah in the Khareef season: the monsoon months, roughly late June to September, turn Salalah green and draw many visitors from the Gulf and India. Salalah uses the same time as Muscat.
• Check-in and tour times are local. Hotel check-in, desert camp pickups and dhow cruise times in Oman are always in Oman time.

Want a step-by-step sleep plan anyway? Try the jet lag planner.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Using Saudi or Qatar time for Oman. Oman is one hour ahead of them. The gap with India is 1 hour 30 minutes, not 2 hours 30 minutes.
• Forgetting the half hour. It is 1 hour 30 minutes, not 1 or 2 hours.
• Adding instead of subtracting. Oman is behind India, so subtract from Indian time.
• Looking for daylight saving. Oman does not change its clocks, so the gap is the same all year.
• Missing the date change. After 10:30 PM in Oman, it is already the next day in India.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the time difference between Oman and India?

India is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of Oman. Oman is UTC+4 and India is UTC+5:30, and the gap stays the same all year.

How do I convert Oman time to India time?

Add 1 hour 30 minutes. For example, 3:00 PM in Muscat is 4:30 PM in India.

What time is it in India when it is 6 PM in Oman?

It is 7:30 PM in India on the same day.

What is 10 AM IST in Oman?

It is 8:30 AM in Oman.

Is Oman time the same as Dubai time?

Yes. Oman and the UAE both use Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4), so Muscat and Dubai always show the same time.

Does Oman have daylight saving time?

No. Oman stays on UTC+4 all year, so the difference with India never changes.

Is Salalah time different from Muscat time?

No. The whole of Oman, including Salalah and Musandam, uses the same time zone.

Keep Planning

• Oman time now vs India: live converter
• Best time to call family abroad from India
• Family Clock: India and up to six countries on one screen
• All India time difference tools
• Bahrain time to India time: one hour behind Oman

Sources

• IANA Time Zone Database: the official time zone rules (Asia/Muscat and Asia/Kolkata) used by phones and computers.
• Time and Date: Oman time zone: confirms UTC+4 and no daylight saving time.
• Oman Observer: Indians dominate air travellers in Oman: official figures on travellers to Oman.
• AGBI: Bangladesh and India top the expat labour force in Oman: size of the Indian workforce in Oman.

Varinder Kaur

Varinder Kaur is from Amritsar, India. She has traveled to well-known places across India, including Darjeeling, and to a few countries abroad, and shares travel experiences and practical tips for travelers through OpinionHook.