IST to EST converter

When it's 9:00 am in New Delhi, it's 11:30 pm the day before in New York (10:30 pm the day before from November to March). Your working days don't overlap at all, so someone starts early or stays late for every call.

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

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

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

9:00 am to 5:00 pm IST is 10:30 pm EST the day before to 6:30 am EST.

  • 8:00 am IST9:30 pm EST the day before
  • 9:00 am IST10:30 pm EST the day before
  • 10:00 am IST11:30 pm EST the day before
  • 12:00 pm IST1:30 am EST
  • 3:00 pm IST4:30 am EST
  • 5:00 pm IST6:30 am EST
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  • India Standard TimeReference

    India

    Wed, Nov 4

    IST UTC+5:30ReferenceWorking hours
  • Eastern Time

    US & Canada

    Tue, Nov 3Previous day

    EST UTC−5−10h 30m from India Standard TimeOutside working hours

No shared working hours on Wed, Nov 4. Closest fit: 7:00 PM–8:00 PM in India Standard 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

IST to EST conversion table

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

IST to EST, hour by hour
ISTESTUntil 14 March 2027EDTFrom 14 March 2027
12:00 am IST1:30 pm EST(day before)2:30 pm EDT(day before)
1:00 am IST2:30 pm EST(day before)3:30 pm EDT(day before)
2:00 am IST3:30 pm EST(day before)4:30 pm EDT(day before)
3:00 am IST4:30 pm EST(day before)5:30 pm EDT(day before)
4:00 am IST5:30 pm EST(day before)6:30 pm EDT(day before)
5:00 am IST6:30 pm EST(day before)7:30 pm EDT(day before)
6:00 am IST7:30 pm EST(day before)8:30 pm EDT(day before)
7:00 am IST8:30 pm EST(day before)9:30 pm EDT(day before)
8:00 am IST9:30 pm EST(day before)10:30 pm EDT(day before)
9:00 am IST10:30 pm EST(day before)11:30 pm EDT(day before)
10:00 am IST11:30 pm EST(day before)12:30 am EDT
11:00 am IST12:30 am EST1:30 am EDT
12:00 pm IST1:30 am EST2:30 am EDT
1:00 pm IST2:30 am EST3:30 am EDT
2:00 pm IST3:30 am EST4:30 am EDT
3:00 pm IST4:30 am EST5:30 am EDT
4:00 pm IST5:30 am EST6:30 am EDT
5:00 pm IST6:30 am EST7:30 am EDT
6:00 pm IST7:30 am EST8:30 am EDT
7:00 pm IST8:30 am EST9:30 am EDT
8:00 pm IST9:30 am EST10:30 am EDT
9:00 pm IST10:30 am EST11:30 am EDT
10:00 pm IST11:30 am EST12:30 pm EDT
11:00 pm IST12:30 pm EST1:30 pm EDT

Best times to meet

A 9-to-5 working day in IST and one in EST don't overlap. The closest fit is 4:00 pm IST (5:30 am EST), when one of you starts early or stays late.

About these time zones

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.

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.

How the difference changes

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

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