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8:00 am08:00 CDT (UTC-4), Oct 12, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 12, 2026

Havana is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Havana is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Havana is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Havana correspond to 6:30 pm to 2:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Havana correspond to 7:30 pm to 3:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Havana correspond to 18:30 to 02:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Havana correspond to 19:30 to 03:30 (next day) in IST.

Compare Havana time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CDT (Cuba Daylight Time) is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
8:00 am08:00 in Havana, Cuba is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

Havana to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in Havana which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in IST. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

8:00 am08:00 CDT (Cuba Daylight Time) (Havana, Cuba). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

8:00 am08:00 Havana, Cuba / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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Havana Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CDT – Cuba Daylight Time, UTC-4 (now, daylight saving time)
CST – Cuba Standard Time, UTC-5 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 01:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 12:00 am00:00 (CST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 12:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (CDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Havana Facts

Country
Cuba
Alternative Names
A Habana, Abana, Gavana, Gavanae, Gavane, HAV, Habana, Hafana, Hahvaxnaz, Havan, Havana, Havanna, Havano, Hawana, Khavana, L'Avana, LAvan-a, LAvana, LAvann-a, LHabana, LHavana, La Ahuana, La Avan, La Avàn, La Habana, La Havana, La Havane, abana, avana, ha wa na, habana, habhana, hafana, havana, hawana, xia wan na, Ħavana, ŁAvana, Αβάνα, Гaванa, Гаванæ, Гавана, Гаване, Хавана, Ҳавана, Հավանա, האוואנע, הוואנה, هافانا, هاوانا, ہوانا, हवाना, হাভানা, ਹਵਾਨਾ, ହାଭାନା, அவானா, ഹവാന, ฮาวานา, ཧ་ཝན, ဟာဗားနားမြို့, ჰავანა, ሀቫና, ሀኖይ, ハバナ, 哈瓦那, 夏灣拿, 아바나
Population
2,163,824
Currency
Peso (CUP)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 07' N Latitude / 82° 22' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+53

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.

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