IST to GMT to UTC to GST to AEDT to PHT to CST to EST to CET Time Converter
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5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 12, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 12, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Nov 12, 2026 = 4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Nov 12, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (UTC+11), Nov 12, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 PHT (UTC+8), Nov 12, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 12, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 12, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 12, 2026
IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT. IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of UTC. IST is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of GST. IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind AEDT. IST is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind PHT. IST is 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CST. IST is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST. IST is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CET.
How the time difference changes
IST to GMT
IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 3:30 am to 12:30 pm in GMT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 03:30 to 12:30 in GMT.
IST to UTC
IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of UTC year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 3:30 am to 12:30 pm in UTC.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 03:30 to 12:30 in UTC.
IST to GST
IST is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of GST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 7:30 am to 4:30 pm in GST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 07:30 to 16:30 in GST.
IST to AEDT
Depending on seasonal clock changes, IST is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind AEST or IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind AEDT.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm in AEST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 2:30 pm to 11:30 pm in AEDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 13:30 to 22:30 in AEST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 14:30 to 23:30 in AEDT.
IST to PHT
IST is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind PHT year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 11:30 am to 8:30 pm in PHT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 11:30 to 20:30 in PHT.
IST to CST
For most of the year, IST 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, IST 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 IST 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 IST 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 IST 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 IST correspond to 21:30 (previous day) to 06:30 in CST.
IST to EST
For most of the year, IST 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, IST 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 IST 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 IST 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 IST 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 IST correspond to 22:30 (previous day) to 07:30 in EST.
IST to CET
For most of the year, IST is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, IST is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 5:30 am to 2:30 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in IST correspond to 4:30 am to 1:30 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 05:30 to 14:30 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in IST correspond to 04:30 to 13:30 in CET.
Compare IST time with GMT, UTC, GST, AEDT, PHT, CST, EST, and CET 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 and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. India Standard Time is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. India Standard Time is 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of Gulf Standard Time. India Standard Time is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind Australian Eastern Daylight Time. India Standard Time is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Philippine Time. India Standard Time is 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Central Standard Time. India Standard Time is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time. India Standard Time is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Central European Time.
5:30 pm17:30 in IST is 12:00 pm12:00 in GMT and is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC and is 4:00 pm16:00 in GST and is 11:00 pm23:00 in AEDT and is 8:00 pm20:00 in PHT and is 6:00 am06:00 in CST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST and is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET
IST to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2:30pm-6pm14:30-18:00 in IST which corresponds to 9am-12:30pm09:00-12:30 in GMT.
IST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2:30pm-6pm14:30-18:00 in IST which corresponds to 9am-12:30pm09:00-12:30 in UTC.
IST to GST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10:30am-6pm10:30-18:00 in IST which corresponds to 9am-4:30pm09:00-16:30 in GST.
IST to AEDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12:30pm09:00-12:30 in IST which corresponds to 2:30pm-6pm14:30-18:00 in AEDT.
IST to PHT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3:30pm09:00-15:30 in IST which corresponds to 11:30am-6pm11:30-18:00 in PHT.
IST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in IST 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.
IST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in IST 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.
IST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1:30pm-6pm13:30-18:00 in IST which corresponds to 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in CET.
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 Gulf Standard Time (GST). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Philippine Time (PHT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
5:30 pm17:30 IST / 12:00 pm12:00 GMT / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC / 4:00 pm16:00 GST / 11:00 pm23:00 AEDT / 8:00 pm20:00 PHT / 6:00 am06:00 CST / 7:00 am07:00 EST / 1:00 pm13:00 CET
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| IST | GMT | UTC | GST | AEDT | PHT | CST | EST | CET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30pm previous day | 6:30pm previous day | 10:30pm previous day | 5:30am | 2:30am | 12:30pm previous day | 1:30pm previous day | 7:30pm previous day | |
| 7:30pm previous day | 7:30pm previous day | 11:30pm previous day | 6:30am | 3:30am | 1:30pm previous day | 2:30pm previous day | 8:30pm previous day | |
| 8:30pm previous day | 8:30pm previous day | 12:30am | 7:30am | 4:30am | 2:30pm previous day | 3:30pm previous day | 9:30pm previous day | |
| 9:30pm previous day | 9:30pm previous day | 1:30am | 8:30am | 5:30am | 3:30pm previous day | 4:30pm previous day | 10:30pm previous day | |
| 10:30pm previous day | 10:30pm previous day | 2:30am | 9:30am | 6:30am | 4:30pm previous day | 5:30pm previous day | 11:30pm previous day | |
| 11:30pm previous day | 11:30pm previous day | 3:30am | 10:30am | 7:30am | 5:30pm previous day | 6:30pm previous day | 12:30am | |
| 12:30am | 12:30am | 4:30am | 11:30am | 8:30am | 6:30pm previous day | 7:30pm previous day | 1:30am | |
| 1:30am | 1:30am | 5:30am | 12:30pm | 9:30am | 7:30pm previous day | 8:30pm previous day | 2:30am | |
| 2:30am | 2:30am | 6:30am | 1:30pm | 10:30am | 8:30pm previous day | 9:30pm previous day | 3:30am | |
| 3:30am | 3:30am | 7:30am | 2:30pm | 11:30am | 9:30pm previous day | 10:30pm previous day | 4:30am | |
| 4:30am | 4:30am | 8:30am | 3:30pm | 12:30pm | 10:30pm previous day | 11:30pm previous day | 5:30am | |
| 5:30am | 5:30am | 9:30am | 4:30pm | 1:30pm | 11:30pm previous day | 12:30am | 6:30am | |
| 6:30am | 6:30am | 10:30am | 5:30pm | 2:30pm | 12:30am | 1:30am | 7:30am | |
| 7:30am | 7:30am | 11:30am | 6:30pm | 3:30pm | 1:30am | 2:30am | 8:30am | |
| 8:30am | 8:30am | 12:30pm | 7:30pm | 4:30pm | 2:30am | 3:30am | 9:30am | |
| 9:30am | 9:30am | 1:30pm | 8:30pm | 5:30pm | 3:30am | 4:30am | 10:30am | |
| 10:30am | 10:30am | 2:30pm | 9:30pm | 6:30pm | 4:30am | 5:30am | 11:30am | |
| 11:30am | 11:30am | 3:30pm | 10:30pm | 7:30pm | 5:30am | 6:30am | 12:30pm | |
| 12:30pm | 12:30pm | 4:30pm | 11:30pm | 8:30pm | 6:30am | 7:30am | 1:30pm | |
| 1:30pm | 1:30pm | 5:30pm | 12:30am next day | 9:30pm | 7:30am | 8:30am | 2:30pm | |
| 2:30pm | 2:30pm | 6:30pm | 1:30am next day | 10:30pm | 8:30am | 9:30am | 3:30pm | |
| 3:30pm | 3:30pm | 7:30pm | 2:30am next day | 11:30pm | 9:30am | 10:30am | 4:30pm | |
| 4:30pm | 4:30pm | 8:30pm | 3:30am next day | 12:30am next day | 10:30am | 11:30am | 5:30pm | |
| 5:30pm | 5:30pm | 9:30pm | 4:30am next day | 1:30am next day | 11:30am | 12:30pm | 6:30pm | |
| 18:30 previous day | 18:30 previous day | 22:30 previous day | 05:30 | 02:30 | 12:30 previous day | 13:30 previous day | 19:30 previous day | |
| 19:30 previous day | 19:30 previous day | 23:30 previous day | 06:30 | 03:30 | 13:30 previous day | 14:30 previous day | 20:30 previous day | |
| 20:30 previous day | 20:30 previous day | 00:30 | 07:30 | 04:30 | 14:30 previous day | 15:30 previous day | 21:30 previous day | |
| 21:30 previous day | 21:30 previous day | 01:30 | 08:30 | 05:30 | 15:30 previous day | 16:30 previous day | 22:30 previous day | |
| 22:30 previous day | 22:30 previous day | 02:30 | 09:30 | 06:30 | 16:30 previous day | 17:30 previous day | 23:30 previous day | |
| 23:30 previous day | 23:30 previous day | 03:30 | 10:30 | 07:30 | 17:30 previous day | 18:30 previous day | 00:30 | |
| 00:30 | 00:30 | 04:30 | 11:30 | 08:30 | 18:30 previous day | 19:30 previous day | 01:30 | |
| 01:30 | 01:30 | 05:30 | 12:30 | 09:30 | 19:30 previous day | 20:30 previous day | 02:30 | |
| 02:30 | 02:30 | 06:30 | 13:30 | 10:30 | 20:30 previous day | 21:30 previous day | 03:30 | |
| 03:30 | 03:30 | 07:30 | 14:30 | 11:30 | 21:30 previous day | 22:30 previous day | 04:30 | |
| 04:30 | 04:30 | 08:30 | 15:30 | 12:30 | 22:30 previous day | 23:30 previous day | 05:30 | |
| 05:30 | 05:30 | 09:30 | 16:30 | 13:30 | 23:30 previous day | 00:30 | 06:30 | |
| 06:30 | 06:30 | 10:30 | 17:30 | 14:30 | 00:30 | 01:30 | 07:30 | |
| 07:30 | 07:30 | 11:30 | 18:30 | 15:30 | 01:30 | 02:30 | 08:30 | |
| 08:30 | 08:30 | 12:30 | 19:30 | 16:30 | 02:30 | 03:30 | 09:30 | |
| 09:30 | 09:30 | 13:30 | 20:30 | 17:30 | 03:30 | 04:30 | 10:30 | |
| 10:30 | 10:30 | 14:30 | 21:30 | 18:30 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 11:30 | |
| 11:30 | 11:30 | 15:30 | 22:30 | 19:30 | 05:30 | 06:30 | 12:30 | |
| 12:30 | 12:30 | 16:30 | 23:30 | 20:30 | 06:30 | 07:30 | 13:30 | |
| 13:30 | 13:30 | 17:30 | 00:30 next day | 21:30 | 07:30 | 08:30 | 14:30 | |
| 14:30 | 14:30 | 18:30 | 01:30 next day | 22:30 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 15:30 | |
| 15:30 | 15:30 | 19:30 | 02:30 next day | 23:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 16:30 | |
| 16:30 | 16:30 | 20:30 | 03:30 next day | 00:30 next day | 10:30 | 11:30 | 17:30 | |
| 17:30 | 17:30 | 21:30 | 04:30 next day | 01:30 next day | 11:30 | 12:30 | 18:30 |
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
Greenwich Mean Time
Offset: GMT is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is now often used to refer to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when this is viewed as a time zone, and in casual use the two are the same. In the military, GMT is known as Zulu time. Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields, until the introduction of UTC in 1972.
GMT representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for GMT
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Africa/Abidjan
- Africa/Accra
- Africa/Bamako
- Africa/Banjul
- Africa/Bissau
- Africa/Conakry
- Africa/Dakar
- Africa/Freetown
- Africa/Lome
- Africa/Monrovia
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Africa/Sao_Tome
- Africa/Timbuktu
- America/Danmarkshavn
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Atlantic/St_Helena
- Eire
- Etc/GMT
- Etc/GMT+0
- Etc/GMT-0
- Etc/GMT0
- Etc/Greenwich
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Dublin
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- GMT
- GMT+0
- GMT-0
- GMT0
- Greenwich
- Iceland
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
Coordinated Universal Time
Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.
UTC representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Etc/UCT
- Etc/UTC
- Etc/Universal
- Etc/Zulu
- UCT
- UTC
- Universal
- Zulu
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
Gulf Standard Time
Offset: GST is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Oman, United Arab Emirates
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GST time zone is Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, with about 3.79 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain City, Muscat.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Gulf Standard Time (GST) do not change for daylight saving time, so GST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
GST representations, usage and related time zones
- +04 - basic short
- +0400 - basic
- +04:00 - extended
- +0400 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Delta - Military abbreviation for GST
- D - short form of 'Delta'
- KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
- MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
- SAMT - Samara Time
- AMT - Armenia Time
- AZT - Azerbaijan Time
- D - Delta Time Zone
- GET - Georgia Standard Time
- GST - Gulf Standard Time
- MUT - Mauritius Time
- RET - Reunion Time
- SCT - Seychelles Time
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: AEDT is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEDT time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Newcastle, Canberra, Central Coast.
Daylight Saving: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
Start: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) started on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of October.
End: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.
See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) is observer in New South Wales (except Broken Hill and Lord Howe Island), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra AEDT is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 11 hours (UTC +11). During a summer time period, these locations move from AEST to Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), and clocks are advanced to UTC +11.
Daylight saving or summer time is commonly expressed as AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time). In periods of daylight saving an hour is added to the Local Standard Time.
The regulation of time is a State Government responsibility. Changes to the period of daylight saving may be made by regulation. Legislation to harmonise daylight saving in NSW with the south-eastern states and the ACT was passed by the NSW Parliament on 23 October 2007.
History of daylight saving in New South Wales
Daylight saving operated nationally for single summer during World War I from 1 January 1917 to 25 March 1917 and during World War II for three summers in a row, starting on 1 January 1942.
Daylight saving was re-introduced for third time in New South Wales on 31 October 1971 after New South Wales Parliament passed the Standard Time Act 1971.
A referendum held on 1 May 1976 proposed that daylight saving should be on a permanent basis. The ballot paper stated:
"At present there is a period commonly called 'daylight saving' by which time is advanced by one hour for the period commencing on the last Sunday in October in each year and ending on the first Sunday in March in the following year.
Electors were then asked to answer YES or NO to the question: Are you in favour of daylight saving? 1,882,770 electors were in favour, 868,900 were against and 35,507 votes were informal.\"
The period of daylight saving is prescribed by the Daylight Saving Regulations 2008, made under the Daylight Saving Act 2007. Since April 2008, daylight saving has been synchronised across Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and South Australia, although South Australia remains half an hour behind throughout the year due to the observance of Australian Central Standard Time.
Which is correct Daylight Savings or Daylight Saving (with or without the 's' at the end)? The correct spelling in Australia is without the 's'.
AEDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +11 - basic short
- +1100 - basic
- +11:00 - extended
- +1100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (11) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eleven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Lima - Military abbreviation for AEDT
- L - short form of 'Lima'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- BST - Bougainville Standard Time
- KOST - Kosrae Time
- L - Lima Time Zone
- LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
- MAGT - Magadan Time
- NCT - New Caledonia Time
- NFT - Norfolk Time
- PONT - Pohnpei Standard Time
- SBT - Solomon Islands Time
- VLAST - Vladivostok Summer Time
- VUT - Vanuatu Time
Philippine Time
Offset: PHT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Philippines
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PHT time zone is Quezon City in the Philippines, with about 3.084 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Davao, Caloocan, Manila, Taguig.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Philippine Time (PHT) do not change for daylight saving time, so PHT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PHT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for PHT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
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
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
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
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
Central European Time
Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.
German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Start: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
CET representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Africa/Algiers
- Africa/Ceuta
- Africa/Tunis
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time
