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7:00 am07:00 EASST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 8, 2026

EASST is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

EASST and IST examples

These examples always use EASST (UTC-5) and IST (UTC+5:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EASST is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EASST is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Apr 3 to Sep 4, 2027, EAST is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EASST correspond to 7:30 pm to 4:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EAST correspond to 8:30 pm to 5:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EASST correspond to 19:30 to 04:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EAST correspond to 20:30 to 05:30 (next day) in IST.

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

Time Difference

Easter Island Summer Time is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
7:00 am07:00 in EASST is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

EASST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in EASST which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in IST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

7:00 am07:00 Easter Island Summer Time (EASST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

7:00 am07:00 EASST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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Easter Island Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Chile

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EASST time zone is Hanga Roa in Chile, with about 7,322 people.

Map of the areas on Easter Island Summer Time (EASST)
EASST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EASST.

Daylight Saving: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Easter Island Standard Time (EAST).

123456789101112Start: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) started on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 10:00 pm22:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11:00 pm23:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Saturday of September.

123456789101112End: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) ends on Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 10:00 pm22:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 3, 2027, 9:00 pm21:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Saturday of April.

See Chile daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EASST 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 EASST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
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