EST to IST Converter
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11:45 am11:45 EST (UTC-5), Mar 1, 2024 = 10:15 pm22:15 IST (UTC+5:30), Mar 1, 2024
EST is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
EST (US winter time, UTC-5) and IST examples
These examples always use EST (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.
EST is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
EST is US Eastern winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year New York uses EDT (UTC-4), one hour later. In July, 10:00 am EDT = 7:30 pm IST10:00 EDT = 19:30 IST. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use ET to IST. For daylight-time examples, use EDT to IST.
Popular EST to IST conversions
| EST (US winter time, UTC-5) | EST (US winter time, UTC-5) 24-hour | IST | IST 24-hour |
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| 8:30 am | 08:30 | 7:00 pm | 19:00 |
| 9:00 am | 09:00 | 7:30 pm | 19:30 |
| 9:30 am | 09:30 | 8:00 pm | 20:00 |
| 10:00 am | 10:00 | 8:30 pm | 20:30 |
| 11:00 am | 11:00 | 9:30 pm | 21:30 |
| 1:00 pm | 13:00 | 11:30 pm | 23:30 |
How the time difference changes
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.
Compare EST time with IST 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.
11:45 am11:45 in EST is 10:15 pm22:15 in IST
EST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in EST 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.
11:45 am11:45 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
10:15 pm22:15 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
11:45 am11:45 EST / 10:15 pm22:15 IST
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Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST 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: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
On March 1, 2024 some shaded areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time).
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 5, 2023 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2023, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
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 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
- +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