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Pacific Time is on daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) until Sun, Nov 1.

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 18, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 18, 2026

EDT is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. EDT is 3 hours ahead of PDT.

How the time difference changes

EDT to IST

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

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 6:30 pm to 3:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 7:30 pm to 4:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 18:30 to 03:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 19:30 to 04:30 (next day) in IST.

EDT to PST

For most of the year, EDT is 3 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 3 hours ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, EDT is 4 hours ahead of PST or EST is 2 hours ahead of PDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PST.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT

EDT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in EDT which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in IST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
EDT to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EDT which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in PDT

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 5:00 am05:00 PDT

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Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

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

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 the shaded areas are on UTC−7 (PDT).

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).

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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

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