EST to IST converter

When it's 9:00 am in New York, it's 6:30 pm in New Delhi (7:30 pm from November to March). Your working days don't overlap at all, so someone starts early or stays late for every call.

Convert Eastern Standard Time (EST) to India Standard Time (IST) for any date and time.

India Standard Time is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time from March to November, and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead the rest of the year.

Right now Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5) and IST is UTC+5:30. Eastern Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST is 7:30 pm IST to 3:30 am IST the next day.

  • 8:00 am EST6:30 pm IST
  • 9:00 am EST7:30 pm IST
  • 10:00 am EST8:30 pm IST
  • 12:00 pm EST10:30 pm IST
  • 3:00 pm EST1:30 am IST the next day
  • 5:00 pm EST3:30 am IST the next day
Live: the current time
  • Eastern TimeReference

    US & Canada

    Tue, Nov 3

    EST UTC−5ReferenceOutside working hours
  • India Standard Time

    India

    Wed, Nov 4Next day

    IST UTC+5:30+10h 30m from Eastern TimeWorking hours

No shared working hours on Tue, Nov 3. Closest fit: 9:00 AM–10:00 AM in Eastern Time, when 1 of 2 are at work and the rest are nearest their day.

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Working hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayClosest fit

EST to IST conversion table

Every hour of the day in EST, converted to IST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.

EST to IST, hour by hour
EST / EDTIST (with EST)Until 14 March 2027IST (with EDT)From 14 March 2027
12:00 am10:30 am IST9:30 am IST
1:00 am11:30 am IST10:30 am IST
2:00 am12:30 pm IST11:30 am IST
3:00 am1:30 pm IST12:30 pm IST
4:00 am2:30 pm IST1:30 pm IST
5:00 am3:30 pm IST2:30 pm IST
6:00 am4:30 pm IST3:30 pm IST
7:00 am5:30 pm IST4:30 pm IST
8:00 am6:30 pm IST5:30 pm IST
9:00 am7:30 pm IST6:30 pm IST
10:00 am8:30 pm IST7:30 pm IST
11:00 am9:30 pm IST8:30 pm IST
12:00 pm10:30 pm IST9:30 pm IST
1:00 pm11:30 pm IST10:30 pm IST
2:00 pm12:30 am IST(next day)11:30 pm IST
3:00 pm1:30 am IST(next day)12:30 am IST(next day)
4:00 pm2:30 am IST(next day)1:30 am IST(next day)
5:00 pm3:30 am IST(next day)2:30 am IST(next day)
6:00 pm4:30 am IST(next day)3:30 am IST(next day)
7:00 pm5:30 am IST(next day)4:30 am IST(next day)
8:00 pm6:30 am IST(next day)5:30 am IST(next day)
9:00 pm7:30 am IST(next day)6:30 am IST(next day)
10:00 pm8:30 am IST(next day)7:30 am IST(next day)
11:00 pm9:30 am IST(next day)8:30 am IST(next day)

Best times to meet

A 9-to-5 working day in EST and one in IST don't overlap. The closest fit is 9:00 am EST (7:30 pm IST), when one of you starts early or stays late.

About these time zones

EST: Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5.

New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún stay on EST all year. ET is the short form for the whole zone.

IST: India Standard Time

India Standard Time is UTC+5:30. IST is also used for Irish Standard Time (UTC+1, Ireland's summer time) and Israel Standard Time (UTC+2). This page converts India Standard Time.

All of India, with no daylight saving time. Sri Lanka uses the same offset.

How the difference changes

Right now IST is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 9 hours 30 minutes.

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