IST to ACDT Converter
Quick answers
IST is 5 hours behind ACDT. IST uses GMT +5:30, and ACDT uses GMT +10:30 for this comparison.
For example, 5:30 pm IST is 10:30 pm ACDT. Use the converter above to adjust the date or time and create a shareable meeting link.
Best meeting overlap: 9am-12pm IST, which is 2pm-5pm ACDT.
Compare IST time with ACDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
India Standard Time is 5 hours behind Australian Central Daylight Time
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 10:30 pm22:30 in ACDT
IST to ACDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm in IST which corresponds to 2pm-5pm in ACDT
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
10:30 pm22:30 Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT). Offset UTC +10:30 hours
5:30 pm17:30 IST / 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT
| IST | ACDT |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 5am |
| 1am | 6am |
| 2am | 7am |
| 3am | 8am |
| 4am | 9am |
| 5am | 10am |
| 6am | 11am |
| 7am | 12pm (noon) |
| 8am | 1pm |
| 9am | 2pm |
| 10am | 3pm |
| 11am | 4pm |
| 12pm (noon) | 5pm |
| 1pm | 6pm |
| 2pm | 7pm |
| 3pm | 8pm |
| 4pm | 9pm |
| 5pm | 10pm |
| 6pm | 11pm |
| 7pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 8pm | 1am |
| 9pm | 2am |
| 10pm | 3am |
| 11pm | 4am |
| 00:00 | 05:00 |
| 01:00 | 06:00 |
| 02:00 | 07:00 |
| 03:00 | 08:00 |
| 04:00 | 09:00 |
| 05:00 | 10:00 |
| 06:00 | 11:00 |
| 07:00 | 12:00 |
| 08:00 | 13:00 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 |
| 10:00 | 15:00 |
| 11:00 | 16:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 |
| 13:00 | 18:00 |
| 14:00 | 19:00 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 |
| 16:00 | 21:00 |
| 17:00 | 22:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 |
| 19:00 | 00:00 |
| 20:00 | 01:00 |
| 21:00 | 02:00 |
| 22:00 | 03:00 |
| 23:00 | 04:00 |
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, Kolkata, Chennai.
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.

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
Australian Central Daylight Time
Offset: ACDT is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Australia
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the ACDT time zone is Adelaide in Australia, with about 1.225 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Adelaide Hills, Mount Gambier, Morphett Vale, Prospect.

Daylight Saving: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
Start: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) started on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of October
End: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April
ACDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +1030 - basic
- +10:30 - extended
- +1030 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Australia/Adelaide
- Australia/Broken_Hill
- Australia/South
- Australia/Yancowinna
- ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
- LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time
