EST
Eastern Standard Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST
India Standard Time
GMT +5:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Switzerland
CET
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare EST time with IST and Geneve 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 6 hours behind CET (Central European Time)
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 1:00 pm13:00 in Geneve, Switzerland

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 Genève call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am in EST which corresponds to 3pm-5pm in Genève

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
1:00 pm13:00 CET (Central European Time) (Geneve, Switzerland). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

7:00 am07:00 EST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 1:00 pm13:00 Geneve, Switzerland

ESTISTGeneve, Switzerland
12am (midnight)10:30 am6am
1am11:30 am7am
2am12:30 pm8am
3am1:30 pm9am
4am2:30 pm10am
5am3:30 pm11am
6am4:30 pm12pm (noon)
7am5:30 pm1pm
8am6:30 pm2pm
9am7:30 pm3pm
10am8:30 pm4pm
11am9:30 pm5pm
12pm (noon)10:30 pm6pm
1pm11:30 pm7pm
2pm12:30 am8pm
3pm1:30 am9pm
4pm2:30 am10pm
5pm3:30 am11pm
6pm4:30 am12am (midnight)
7pm5:30 am1am
8pm6:30 am2am
9pm7:30 am3am
10pm8:30 am4am
11pm9:30 am5am
00:0010:3006:00
01:0011:3007:00
02:0012:3008:00
03:0013:3009:00
04:0014:3010:00
05:0015:3011:00
06:0016:3012:00
07:0017:3013:00
08:0018:3014:00
09:0019:3015:00
10:0020:3016:00
11:0021:3017:00
12:0022:3018:00
13:0023:3019:00
14:0000:3020:00
15:0001:3021:00
16:0002:3022:00
17:0003:3023:00
18:0004:3000:00
19:0005:3001:00
20:0006:3002:00
21:0007:3003:00
22:0008:3004:00
23:0009:3005:00

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

EST Time Zone Geo Map
EST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: 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

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 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 Time Zone Geo Map
IST timezone map

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

Genève Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hours during Central European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Genève Facts

Country
Switzerland
Alternative Names
Cenevre, GVA, Genava, Genebe, Genebra, Geneue, Geneva, Geneve, Genevi, Genevo, Genevra, Genewa, Genf, Genève, Ginebra, Ginevra, Jenewa, Jenwe, Xenebra, Zeneva, Zhehneva, Zheneva, Znev, jeneba, jineva, jnyf, jnywa, junevu, ri nei wa, zheneva, znbh, Ĝenevo, Ženeva, Ženēva, Γενέβη, Γενευη, Γενεύη, Женева, Жэнева, Ժնև, זנבה, جنيف, جنیوا, जिनेवा, ჟენევა, ジュネーヴ, 日内瓦, 제네바
Population
183,981
Currency
Franc (CHF)
Geographic Coordinates
46° 12' N Latitude / 6° 08' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+41