EST to IST to AST to MST
Compare EST time with IST, AST, and MST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Standard Time is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time and 1 hour behind Atlantic Standard Time and 2 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 8:00 am08:00 in AST and is 5:00 am05:00 in MST
EST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am in EST which corresponds to 6pm-7pm in IST
EST to AST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm in EST which corresponds to 10am-5pm in AST
EST to MST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in EST which corresponds to 9am-3pm in MST
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
8:00 am08:00 Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Mountain Standard Time (MST). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 8:00 am08:00 AST / 5:00 am05:00 MST
| EST | IST | AST | MST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 10:30 am | 1am | 10pm |
| 1am | 11:30 am | 2am | 11pm |
| 2am | 12:30 pm | 3am | 12am (midnight) |
| 3am | 1:30 pm | 4am | 1am |
| 4am | 2:30 pm | 5am | 2am |
| 5am | 3:30 pm | 6am | 3am |
| 6am | 4:30 pm | 7am | 4am |
| 7am | 5:30 pm | 8am | 5am |
| 8am | 6:30 pm | 9am | 6am |
| 9am | 7:30 pm | 10am | 7am |
| 10am | 8:30 pm | 11am | 8am |
| 11am | 9:30 pm | 12pm (noon) | 9am |
| 12pm (noon) | 10:30 pm | 1pm | 10am |
| 1pm | 11:30 pm | 2pm | 11am |
| 2pm | 12:30 am | 3pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 3pm | 1:30 am | 4pm | 1pm |
| 4pm | 2:30 am | 5pm | 2pm |
| 5pm | 3:30 am | 6pm | 3pm |
| 6pm | 4:30 am | 7pm | 4pm |
| 7pm | 5:30 am | 8pm | 5pm |
| 8pm | 6:30 am | 9pm | 6pm |
| 9pm | 7:30 am | 10pm | 7pm |
| 10pm | 8:30 am | 11pm | 8pm |
| 11pm | 9:30 am | 12am (midnight) | 9pm |
| 00:00 | 10:30 | 01:00 | 22:00 |
| 01:00 | 11:30 | 02:00 | 23:00 |
| 02:00 | 12:30 | 03:00 | 00:00 |
| 03:00 | 13:30 | 04:00 | 01:00 |
| 04:00 | 14:30 | 05:00 | 02:00 |
| 05:00 | 15:30 | 06:00 | 03:00 |
| 06:00 | 16:30 | 07:00 | 04:00 |
| 07:00 | 17:30 | 08:00 | 05:00 |
| 08:00 | 18:30 | 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 19:30 | 10:00 | 07:00 |
| 10:00 | 20:30 | 11:00 | 08:00 |
| 11:00 | 21:30 | 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 22:30 | 13:00 | 10:00 |
| 13:00 | 23:30 | 14:00 | 11:00 |
| 14:00 | 00:30 | 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 01:30 | 16:00 | 13:00 |
| 16:00 | 02:30 | 17:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 03:30 | 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 18:00 | 04:30 | 19:00 | 16:00 |
| 19:00 | 05:30 | 20:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 06:30 | 21:00 | 18:00 |
| 21:00 | 07:30 | 22:00 | 19:00 |
| 22:00 | 08:30 | 23:00 | 20:00 |
| 23:00 | 09:30 | 00:00 | 21:00 |
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
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).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
- 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 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
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, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai.
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.
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +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.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Atlantic Standard Time
Offset: AST is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, St Barthelemy, Bermuda, Caribbean NL, Canada, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Greenland, Guadeloupe, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Martin (French), Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St Maarten (Dutch), Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent, Virgin Islands (UK), Virgin Islands (US)
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AST time zone is Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic, with about 2.202 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo Oeste, San Juan, Halifax.
French: HNA - Heure Normale de l'Atlantique
Spanish: AST - Tiempo Estándar del Atlántico
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT).
Start: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
AST representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -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.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for AST
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- America/Anguilla
- America/Antigua
- America/Aruba
- America/Barbados
- America/Blanc-Sablon
- America/Curacao
- America/Dominica
- America/Glace_Bay
- America/Goose_Bay
- America/Grenada
- America/Guadeloupe
- America/Halifax
- America/Kralendijk
- America/Lower_Princes
- America/Marigot
- America/Martinique
- America/Moncton
- America/Montserrat
- America/Port_of_Spain
- America/Puerto_Rico
- America/Santo_Domingo
- America/St_Barthelemy
- America/St_Kitts
- America/St_Lucia
- America/St_Thomas
- America/St_Vincent
- America/Thule
- America/Tortola
- America/Virgin
- Atlantic/Bermuda
- Canada/Atlantic
- Atlantic Standard Time - UTC -4
- Arabia Standard Time - UTC +3
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- FKT - Falkland Island Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- PYT - Paraguay Time
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time
Mountain Standard Time
Offset: MST is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
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 1.446 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Calgary, Edmonton, El Paso, Denver.
French: HNR - Heure Normale des Rocheuses
Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico
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).
Start: Mountain Standard Time (MST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Mountain Standard Time (MST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
MST representations, usage and related time zones
- -07 - basic short
- -0700 - basic
- -07:00 - extended
- -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.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for MST
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- 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
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone