Delhi to IST to EST Time Converter
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5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 13, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 13, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 13, 2026
Delhi and IST have the same local time. Delhi is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST.
How the time difference changes
Delhi to IST
Delhi and IST have the same time year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Delhi correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Delhi correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in IST.
Delhi to EST
For most of the year, Delhi is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Delhi is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Delhi correspond to 11:30 pm (previous day) to 8:30 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Delhi correspond to 10:30 pm (previous day) to 7:30 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Delhi correspond to 23:30 (previous day) to 08:30 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Delhi correspond to 22:30 (previous day) to 07:30 in EST.
Compare Delhi time with IST and EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
IST (India Standard Time) and India Standard Time have the same local time. IST (India Standard Time) is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
5:30 pm17:30 in Delhi, India is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST
Delhi to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Delhi which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in IST.
Delhi to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in Delhi which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in EST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
5:30 pm17:30 IST (India Standard Time) (Delhi, India). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 Delhi, India / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 7:00 am07:00 EST
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| Delhi, India | IST | EST |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 1:30pm previous day | |
| 1:00am | 2:30pm previous day | |
| 2:00am | 3:30pm previous day | |
| 3:00am | 4:30pm previous day | |
| 4:00am | 5:30pm previous day | |
| 5:00am | 6:30pm previous day | |
| 6:00am | 7:30pm previous day | |
| 7:00am | 8:30pm previous day | |
| 8:00am | 9:30pm previous day | |
| 9:00am | 10:30pm previous day | |
| 10:00am | 11:30pm previous day | |
| 11:00am | 12:30am | |
| 12:00pm | 1:30am | |
| 1:00pm | 2:30am | |
| 2:00pm | 3:30am | |
| 3:00pm | 4:30am | |
| 4:00pm | 5:30am | |
| 5:00pm | 6:30am | |
| 6:00pm | 7:30am | |
| 7:00pm | 8:30am | |
| 8:00pm | 9:30am | |
| 9:00pm | 10:30am | |
| 10:00pm | 11:30am | |
| 11:00pm | 12:30pm | |
| 00:00 | 13:30 previous day | |
| 01:00 | 14:30 previous day | |
| 02:00 | 15:30 previous day | |
| 03:00 | 16:30 previous day | |
| 04:00 | 17:30 previous day | |
| 05:00 | 18:30 previous day | |
| 06:00 | 19:30 previous day | |
| 07:00 | 20:30 previous day | |
| 08:00 | 21:30 previous day | |
| 09:00 | 22:30 previous day | |
| 10:00 | 23:30 previous day | |
| 11:00 | 00:30 | |
| 12:00 | 01:30 | |
| 13:00 | 02:30 | |
| 14:00 | 03:30 | |
| 15:00 | 04:30 | |
| 16:00 | 05:30 | |
| 17:00 | 06:30 | |
| 18:00 | 07:30 | |
| 19:00 | 08:30 | |
| 20:00 | 09:30 | |
| 21:00 | 10:30 | |
| 22:00 | 11:30 | |
| 23:00 | 12:30 |
Delhi Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
Delhi Facts
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
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
Today all shaded areas are on EST.
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 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 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