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Palo Alto's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · PDT → PST

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5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 22, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 22, 2026

IST is 12 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Palo Alto.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, IST is 12 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Palo Alto. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, IST is 13 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Palo Alto.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 8:30 pm (previous day) to 5:30 am in Palo Alto. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 7:30 pm (previous day) to 4:30 am in Palo Alto.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 20:30 (previous day) to 05:30 in Palo Alto. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 19:30 (previous day) to 04:30 in Palo Alto.

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

Time Difference

India Standard Time is 12 hours and 30 minutes ahead of PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 5:00 am05:00 in Palo Alto, CA, USA

IST to Palo Alto call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in IST which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in Palo Alto (previous day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (Palo Alto, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

5:30 pm17:30 IST / 5:00 am05:00 Palo Alto, CA, USA

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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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

Palo Alto Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Palo Alto Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
PAO, Pala-Al'ta, Palo Al'to, Palo Alto, Palo-Al'to, Palo-Alto, Paloalto, University Park, balw altw, pa luo ao duo, pa luo ao tu, paelloaelto, palo alto, palo elto, palw altw kalyfrnya, palwaltw, paroaruto, Πάλο Άλτο, Пала-Альта, Пало Алто, Пало Альто, Пало-Альто, פאלו אלטו, بالو ألتو, پالو آلتو، کالیفرنیا, پالوآلتو, पालो आल्टो, पालो एल्टो, パロアルト, 帕羅奧圖, 帕羅奧多, 팰로앨토
Population
66,853
Currency
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Geographic Coordinates
37° 26' N Latitude / 122° 08' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1