IST to EST Converter
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IST and EST examples
These examples always use IST (UTC+5:30) and EST (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
IST is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST.
EST uses UTC-5 during standard time. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use IST to ET. For daylight-time examples, use IST to EDT.
Popular IST to EST conversions
| IST | IST 24-hour | EST | EST 24-hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm | 18:00 | 7:30 am | 07:30 |
| 7:00 pm | 19:00 | 8:30 am | 08:30 |
| 10:00 pm | 22:00 | 11:30 am | 11:30 |
| 11:00 pm | 23:00 | 12:30 pm | 12:30 |
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, IST is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, IST is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 11:30 pm (previous day) to 7:30 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in IST correspond to 10:30 pm (previous day) to 6:30 am in EST.
Compare IST time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
India Standard Time is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 7:00 am07:00 in EST
IST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm in IST which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am in EST
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 IST / 7:00 am07:00 EST
| IST | EST |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 1:30 pm |
| 1am | 2:30 pm |
| 2am | 3:30 pm |
| 3am | 4:30 pm |
| 4am | 5:30 pm |
| 5am | 6:30 pm |
| 6am | 7:30 pm |
| 7am | 8:30 pm |
| 8am | 9:30 pm |
| 9am | 10:30 pm |
| 10am | 11:30 pm |
| 11am | 12:30 am |
| 12pm (noon) | 1:30 am |
| 1pm | 2:30 am |
| 2pm | 3:30 am |
| 3pm | 4:30 am |
| 4pm | 5:30 am |
| 5pm | 6:30 am |
| 6pm | 7:30 am |
| 7pm | 8:30 am |
| 8pm | 9:30 am |
| 9pm | 10:30 am |
| 10pm | 11:30 am |
| 11pm | 12:30 pm |
| 00:00 | 13:30 |
| 01:00 | 14:30 |
| 02:00 | 15:30 |
| 03:00 | 16:30 |
| 04:00 | 17:30 |
| 05:00 | 18:30 |
| 06:00 | 19:30 |
| 07:00 | 20:30 |
| 08:00 | 21:30 |
| 09:00 | 22:30 |
| 10:00 | 23:30 |
| 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 |
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
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
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 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
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