India
IST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
South Carolina, USA
EST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare Chennai time with Columbia time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

IST (India Standard Time) is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time)
5:30 pm17:30 in Chennai, India is 7:00 am07:00 in Columbia, SC, USA

Chennai to Columbia call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm in Chennai which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am in Columbia

5:30 pm17:30 IST (India Standard Time) (Chennai, India). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Columbia, SC, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 Chennai, India / 7:00 am07:00 Columbia, SC, USA

Chennai, IndiaColumbia, SC, USA
12am (midnight)1:30 pm
1am2:30 pm
2am3:30 pm
3am4:30 pm
4am5:30 pm
5am6:30 pm
6am7:30 pm
7am8:30 pm
8am9:30 pm
9am10:30 pm
10am11:30 pm
11am12:30 am
12pm (noon)1:30 am
1pm2:30 am
2pm3:30 am
3pm4:30 am
4pm5:30 am
5pm6:30 am
6pm7:30 am
7pm8:30 am
8pm9:30 am
9pm10:30 am
10pm11:30 am
11pm12:30 pm
00:0013:30
01:0014:30
02:0015:30
03:0016:30
04:0017:30
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06:0019:30
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09:0022:30
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23:0012:30

Chennai Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
IST - India Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+5:30 hours during India Standard Time, currently in use.

Chennai Facts

Country
India
Alternative Names
Cenaj, Cenajo, Cenajus, Cenay, Cennai, Cennaj, Chehnai, Chenaj, Chennai, Chennai - cennai, Chennai - சென்னை, Chennaj, Csennai, MAA, Maderaspatanum, Madras, Madrás, Tamizhagam, Tamulinadu, Tsennai, cen ni, cena'i, cenna'i, cennai, chen'nai, chenai, chennai, chnay, chnayy, chynay, chynayy, jin nai, qing nai, tshynay, znʼy, Çenay, Çennai, Ćennaj, Ĉenajo, Čenaj, Čenajus, Čennai, Čennaí, Τσεννάι, Ченай, Ченај, Ченнаи, Ченнай, Ченнаї, Чэнаі, Չեննայ, צנאי, تشيناي, چنائی, چنای, چينای, چینائی, चेन्नई, चेन्नै, চেন্নাই, ਚੇਨਈ, ચેન્નઈ, ଚେନ୍ନାଇ, சென்னை, చెన్నై, ಚೆನ್ನೈ, ചെന്നൈ, චෙන්නායි, เจนไน, ချန်နိုင်းမြို့, ჩენაი, チェンナイ, 清奈, 金奈, 첸나이
Population
4,328,063
Currency
Rupee (INR)
Geographic Coordinates
13° 05' N Latitude / 80° 16' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+91

Columbia Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
EST - Eastern Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-4:00 hours during Eastern Daylight Time, currently in use.
-5:00 hours during Eastern 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 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 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 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Columbia Facts

Country
USA
State
South Carolina
Alternative Names
CAE, Columbia, Columbia i Sor-Carolina, Columbia i Sør-Carolina, Colùmbia, Colúmbia, Kalumbija, Kolambija, Koloumpia, Kolumbi, Kolumbia, Kolumbija, Kuolumbeje, Kuolumbėjė, ge lun bi ya, kalambiya, keolleombia, klmbya karwlynay jnwby, kolambiya, kolampiya, koronbia, kwlmbya jnwby kyrwlayna, kwlwmbya, qwlwmbyh, Κολούμπια, Калумбія, Коламбија, Колумби, Колумбия, Колумбија, Колумбія, Կոլումբիա, קאלאמביע, קולומביה, كولومبيا, کلمبیا، کارولینای جنوبی, کولمبیا، جنوبی کیرولائنا, कोलंबिया, कोलम्बिया, কলাম্বিয়া, કોલંબિયા, கொலம்பியா, కొలంబియా, კოლუმბია, コロンビア, 哥伦比亚, 컬럼비아
Population
133,803
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 00' N Latitude / 81° 02' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1