GST to IST Converter
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4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Oct 22, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 22, 2026
GST is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind IST.
GST and IST examples
These examples always use GST (UTC+4) 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.
GST is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind IST.
How the time difference changes
GST is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind IST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GST correspond to 10:30 am to 7:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GST correspond to 10:30 to 19:30 in IST.
Compare GST time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Gulf Standard Time is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
4:00 pm16:00 in GST is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST
GST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4:30pm09:00-16:30 in GST which corresponds to 10:30am-6pm10:30-18:00 in IST
4:00 pm16:00 Gulf Standard Time (GST). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
4:00 pm16:00 GST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST
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Gulf Standard Time
Offset: GST is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Oman, United Arab Emirates
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GST time zone is Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, with about 3.79 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain City, Muscat.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Gulf Standard Time (GST) do not change for daylight saving time, so GST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
GST 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 east of the zero meridian.
- Delta - Military abbreviation for GST
- D - short form of 'Delta'
- KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
- MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
- SAMT - Samara Time
- AMT - Armenia Time
- AZT - Azerbaijan Time
- D - Delta Time Zone
- GET - Georgia Standard Time
- GST - Gulf Standard Time
- MUT - Mauritius Time
- RET - Reunion Time
- SCT - Seychelles 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
- +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