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Hawaii, USAHST
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PST
UTC−8
1h ahead
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MST
UTC−7
2h ahead
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CST
UTC−6
3h ahead
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EST
UTC−5
4h ahead
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IST
UTC+5:30
14h 30m ahead
12am
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3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 8, 2026 = 2:00 am02:00 HST (UTC-10), Nov 8, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 8, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 MST (UTC-7), Nov 8, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 8, 2026

AKST is 1 hour ahead of Honolulu. AKST is 1 hour behind PST. AKST is 2 hours behind MST. AKST is 3 hours behind CST. AKST is 4 hours behind EST. AKST is 14 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

AKST to Honolulu

For most of the year, AKDT is 2 hours ahead of Honolulu. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, AKST is 1 hour ahead of Honolulu.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in Honolulu. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Honolulu.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in Honolulu. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Honolulu.

AKST to PST

For most of the year, AKDT is 1 hour behind PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, AKST is 1 hour behind PST. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT and PST have the same time or AKST is 2 hours behind PDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in PST.

AKST to MST

For most of the year, AKDT is 2 hours behind MDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, AKST is 2 hours behind MST. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 1 hour behind MST or AKST is 3 hours behind MDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in MST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in MDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in MST.

AKST to CST

For most of the year, AKDT is 3 hours behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, AKST is 3 hours behind CST. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 2 hours behind CST or AKST is 4 hours behind CDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CST.

AKST to EST

For most of the year, AKDT is 4 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, AKST is 4 hours behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 3 hours behind EST or AKST is 5 hours behind EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in EST.

AKST to IST

For most of the year, AKDT is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, AKST is 14 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 10:30 pm to 7:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 11:30 pm to 8:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 22:30 to 07:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 23:30 to 08:30 (next day) in IST.

Compare AKST time with Honolulu, PST, MST, CST, EST, and IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Alaska Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of HST (Hawaii Standard Time). Alaska Standard Time is 1 hour behind Pacific Standard Time. Alaska Standard Time is 2 hours behind Mountain Standard Time. Alaska Standard Time is 3 hours behind Central Standard Time. Alaska Standard Time is 4 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Alaska Standard Time is 14 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 2:00 am02:00 in Honolulu, HI, USA and is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 5:00 am05:00 in MST and is 6:00 am06:00 in CST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

AKST to Honolulu call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in AKST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Honolulu.
AKST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in AKST which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in PST.
AKST to MST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in AKST which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in MST.
AKST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in AKST which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in CST.
AKST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in AKST which corresponds to 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in EST.
AKST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in AKST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in IST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
2:00 am02:00 HST (Hawaii Standard Time) (Honolulu, HI, USA). Offset UTC -10:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Mountain Standard Time (MST). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

3:00 am03:00 AKST / 2:00 am02:00 Honolulu, HI, USA / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 5:00 am05:00 MST / 6:00 am06:00 CST / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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Alaska Standard Time

Offset: AKST is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKST time zone is Anchorage in the United States, with about 289,600 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Fairbanks, Juneau, Knik-Fairview, Wasilla.

Map of the areas on Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
AKST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AKST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT).

123456789101112Start: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AKST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -09 - basic short
  • -0900 - basic
  • -09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0900 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Anchorage
  • America/Juneau
  • America/Metlakatla
  • America/Nome
  • America/Sitka
  • America/Yakutat
  • US/Alaska
Time zones with the GMT -9 offset:
  • AKST - Alaska Standard Time
  • AHDT - Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
  • HADT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
  • GAMT - Gambier Time
  • HDT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
  • V - Victor Time Zone

Honolulu Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
HST – Hawaii Standard Time, UTC-10 (no daylight saving time)

Honolulu Facts

Country
USA
State
Hawaii
Alternative Names
Anorourou, Chonoloulou, Gana-Rura, Gana-ruru, Ganalulu, Ganaruro, Ganaruru, Gonolulu, HNL, Hana-Rura, Hana-Ruru, Hana-ruru, Honoloulou, Honolulu, Honolulú, Honolúlú, Honoruru, Khonolulu, Than-hiong-san, Thàn-hiông-sân, hanalulu, hanululu, honalulu, honollullu, honolulu, honoruru, hwnwlwlw, tan xiang shan, Χονολουλού, Ганалулу, Гонолулу, Хонолулу, Һонолулу, Հոնոլուլու, האנאלולו, הונולולו, هونولولو, ہwnwlwlw ہwayy, ہونولولو, ہونولولو، ہوائی, हानलूलू, होनालुलु, होनोलुलु, होनोलूलू, হনলুলু, হনুলুলু, ହନଲୁଲୁ, ஹொனலுலு, ಹೊನೊಲುಲು, โฮโนลูลู, ཧོ་ནོ་ལུ་ལུ།, ဟိုနိုလူလူမြို့, ჰონოლულუ, ሆኖሉሉ, ホノルル, 檀香山, 호놀룰루
Population
350,964
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
21° 18' N Latitude / 157° 51' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on PST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Mountain Standard Time

Offset: MST is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MST time zone is Phoenix in the United States, with about 1.65 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Culiacán, Denver.

French: HNR - Heure Normale des Rocheuses

Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico

Map of the areas on Mountain Standard Time (MST)
MST all year MST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on MST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).

123456789101112Start: Mountain Standard Time (MST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Mountain Standard Time (MST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

MST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for MST
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects MST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Boise
  • America/Cambridge_Bay
  • America/Ciudad_Juarez
  • America/Creston
  • America/Dawson
  • America/Dawson_Creek
  • America/Denver
  • America/Edmonton
  • America/Fort_Nelson
  • America/Hermosillo
  • America/Inuvik
  • America/Mazatlan
  • America/Phoenix
  • America/Shiprock
  • America/Whitehorse
  • America/Yellowknife
  • Canada/Mountain
  • Canada/Yukon
  • MST
  • MST7MDT
  • Mexico/BajaSur
  • Navajo
  • US/Arizona
  • US/Mountain
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Standard Time (CST)
CST all year CST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

123456789101112Start: Central Standard Time (CST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2