IDT to PHT to IST to EST to CST Time Converter
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.
Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).
Quick answers
Selected conversion
3:00 pm15:00 IDT (UTC+3), Oct 4, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 PHT (UTC+8), Oct 4, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 4, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 4, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 4, 2026
IDT is 5 hours behind PHT. IDT is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. IDT is 7 hours ahead of EDT. IDT is 8 hours ahead of CDT.
How the time difference changes
IDT to PHT
For most of the year, IDT is 5 hours behind PHT. At other times of the year, IST is 6 hours behind PHT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in PHT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in PHT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in PHT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in PHT.
IDT to IST
For most of the year, IDT is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. At other times of the year, the IDT converter row is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind the IST converter row.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT correspond to 11:30 am to 7:30 pm in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on the IDT converter row correspond to 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm on the IST converter row.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT correspond to 11:30 to 19:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 on the IDT converter row correspond to 12:30 to 20:30 on the IST converter row.
IDT to EST
For most of the year, IDT is 7 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, IST is 7 hours ahead of EST or IST is 6 hours ahead of EDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in EDT.
IDT to CST
For most of the year, IDT is 8 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, IST is 8 hours ahead of CST or IST is 7 hours ahead of CDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IDT correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in CST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in CDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IDT correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in CST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in IST correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in CDT.
Compare IDT time with PHT, IST, EST, and CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Israel Daylight Time is 5 hours behind Philippine Time. Israel Daylight Time is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Israel Daylight Time is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. Israel Daylight Time is 8 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in IDT is 8:00 pm20:00 in PHT and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
IDT to PHT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in IDT which corresponds to 2pm-5pm14:00-17:00 in PHT
IDT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2:30pm09:00-14:30 in IDT which corresponds to 11:30am-5pm11:30-17:00 in IST
IDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in IDT which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in EDT
IDT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm16:30-17:30 in IDT which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in CDT
3:00 pm15:00 Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Philippine Time (PHT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 IDT / 8:00 pm20:00 PHT / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
| IDT | PHT | IST | EDT | CDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 5:00am | 2:30am | 5:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 1:00am | 6:00am | 3:30am | 6:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 2:00am | 7:00am | 4:30am | 7:00pm | 6:00pm |
| 3:00am | 8:00am | 5:30am | 8:00pm | 7:00pm |
| 4:00am | 9:00am | 6:30am | 9:00pm | 8:00pm |
| 5:00am | 10:00am | 7:30am | 10:00pm | 9:00pm |
| 6:00am | 11:00am | 8:30am | 11:00pm | 10:00pm |
| 7:00am | 12:00pm | 9:30am | 12:00am | 11:00pm |
| 8:00am | 1:00pm | 10:30am | 1:00am | 12:00am |
| 9:00am | 2:00pm | 11:30am | 2:00am | 1:00am |
| 10:00am | 3:00pm | 12:30pm | 3:00am | 2:00am |
| 11:00am | 4:00pm | 1:30pm | 4:00am | 3:00am |
| 12:00pm | 5:00pm | 2:30pm | 5:00am | 4:00am |
| 1:00pm | 6:00pm | 3:30pm | 6:00am | 5:00am |
| 2:00pm | 7:00pm | 4:30pm | 7:00am | 6:00am |
| 3:00pm | 8:00pm | 5:30pm | 8:00am | 7:00am |
| 4:00pm | 9:00pm | 6:30pm | 9:00am | 8:00am |
| 5:00pm | 10:00pm | 7:30pm | 10:00am | 9:00am |
| 6:00pm | 11:00pm | 8:30pm | 11:00am | 10:00am |
| 7:00pm | 12:00am | 9:30pm | 12:00pm | 11:00am |
| 8:00pm | 1:00am | 10:30pm | 1:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 2:00am | 11:30pm | 2:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 3:00am | 12:30am | 3:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 4:00am | 1:30am | 4:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 00:00 | 05:00 | 02:30 | 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 01:00 | 06:00 | 03:30 | 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 02:00 | 07:00 | 04:30 | 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 03:00 | 08:00 | 05:30 | 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 04:00 | 09:00 | 06:30 | 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 05:00 | 10:00 | 07:30 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 06:00 | 11:00 | 08:30 | 23:00 | 22:00 |
| 07:00 | 12:00 | 09:30 | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| 08:00 | 13:00 | 10:30 | 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 | 11:30 | 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 10:00 | 15:00 | 12:30 | 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 11:00 | 16:00 | 13:30 | 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 | 14:30 | 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 13:00 | 18:00 | 15:30 | 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 14:00 | 19:00 | 16:30 | 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 | 17:30 | 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 16:00 | 21:00 | 18:30 | 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 17:00 | 22:00 | 19:30 | 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 | 20:30 | 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 19:00 | 00:00 | 21:30 | 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 20:00 | 01:00 | 22:30 | 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 21:00 | 02:00 | 23:30 | 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 22:00 | 03:00 | 00:30 | 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 23:00 | 04:00 | 01:30 | 16:00 | 15:00 |
Israel Daylight Time
Offset: IDT is 3 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: Israel
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IDT time zone is Jerusalem in Israel, with about 971,800 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem, Haifa, Ashdod.

Daylight Saving: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Israel Standard Time (IST).
Start: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) started on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Friday of March.
End: Israel Daylight Time (IDT) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
IDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +03 - basic short
- +0300 - basic
- +03:00 - extended
- +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Charlie - Military abbreviation for IDT
- C - short form of 'Charlie'
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Asia/Tel_Aviv
- Israel
- EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
- MSK - Moscow Standard Time
- AST - Arabia Standard Time
- C - Charlie Time Zone
- EAT - Eastern Africa Time
- FET - Further Eastern European Time
- IDT - Israel Daylight Time
- TRT - Turkey Time
Philippine Time
Offset: PHT is 8 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: Philippines
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PHT time zone is Quezon City in Philippines, with about 3.084 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Davao, Manila, Budta, Malingao.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Philippine Time (PHT) do not change for daylight saving time, so PHT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PHT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +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 east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for PHT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
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, Chennai, Kolkata.
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.

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
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 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.
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).
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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.
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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.
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
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).
End: Central Standard Time (CST) 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.
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) 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.
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- America/Bahia_Banderas
- America/Belize
- America/Chicago
- America/Chihuahua
- America/Costa_Rica
- America/El_Salvador
- America/Guatemala
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Managua
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/Merida
- America/Mexico_City
- America/Monterrey
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Regina
- America/Resolute
- America/Swift_Current
- America/Tegucigalpa
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- Canada/Saskatchewan
- Mexico/General
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
