New Delhi to IST to CST Time Converter
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5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 10, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 10, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 10, 2026
New Delhi and IST have the same local time. New Delhi is 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CST.
How the time difference changes
New Delhi to IST
New Delhi and IST have the same time year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in New Delhi correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in New Delhi correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in IST.
New Delhi to CST
For most of the year, New Delhi is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, New Delhi is 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in New Delhi correspond to 10:30 pm (previous day) to 7:30 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in New Delhi correspond to 9:30 pm (previous day) to 6:30 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in New Delhi correspond to 22:30 (previous day) to 07:30 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in New Delhi correspond to 21:30 (previous day) to 06:30 in CST.
Compare New Delhi time with IST and CST 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 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Central Standard Time.
5:30 pm17:30 in New Delhi, India is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 6:00 am06:00 in CST
New Delhi to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in New Delhi which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in IST.
New Delhi to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in New Delhi which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in CST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
5:30 pm17:30 IST (India Standard Time) (New Delhi, India). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 New Delhi, India / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 6:00 am06:00 CST
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| New Delhi, India | IST | CST |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 12:30pm previous day | |
| 1:00am | 1:30pm previous day | |
| 2:00am | 2:30pm previous day | |
| 3:00am | 3:30pm previous day | |
| 4:00am | 4:30pm previous day | |
| 5:00am | 5:30pm previous day | |
| 6:00am | 6:30pm previous day | |
| 7:00am | 7:30pm previous day | |
| 8:00am | 8:30pm previous day | |
| 9:00am | 9:30pm previous day | |
| 10:00am | 10:30pm previous day | |
| 11:00am | 11:30pm previous day | |
| 12:00pm | 12:30am | |
| 1:00pm | 1:30am | |
| 2:00pm | 2:30am | |
| 3:00pm | 3:30am | |
| 4:00pm | 4:30am | |
| 5:00pm | 5:30am | |
| 6:00pm | 6:30am | |
| 7:00pm | 7:30am | |
| 8:00pm | 8:30am | |
| 9:00pm | 9:30am | |
| 10:00pm | 10:30am | |
| 11:00pm | 11:30am | |
| 00:00 | 12:30 previous day | |
| 01:00 | 13:30 previous day | |
| 02:00 | 14:30 previous day | |
| 03:00 | 15:30 previous day | |
| 04:00 | 16:30 previous day | |
| 05:00 | 17:30 previous day | |
| 06:00 | 18:30 previous day | |
| 07:00 | 19:30 previous day | |
| 08:00 | 20:30 previous day | |
| 09:00 | 21:30 previous day | |
| 10:00 | 22:30 previous day | |
| 11:00 | 23:30 previous day | |
| 12:00 | 00:30 | |
| 13:00 | 01:30 | |
| 14:00 | 02:30 | |
| 15:00 | 03:30 | |
| 16:00 | 04:30 | |
| 17:00 | 05:30 | |
| 18:00 | 06:30 | |
| 19:00 | 07:30 | |
| 20:00 | 08:30 | |
| 21:00 | 09:30 | |
| 22:00 | 10:30 | |
| 23:00 | 11:30 |
New Delhi Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
New 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
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, 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, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
Today all shaded areas are on CST.
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).
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) 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: Central Standard Time (CST) 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.
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