IST
India Standard Time
GMT +5:30
Illinois, USA
CDT
South Africa
SAST
United Kingdom
BST
United Arab Emirates
+04

Time Difference

India Standard Time is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of CDT (Central Daylight Time) and 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of SAST (South Africa Standard Time) and 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of BST (British Summer Time) and 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead of
4:30 pm16:30 in IST is 6:00 am06:00 in Chicago, IL, USA and is 1:00 pm13:00 in Cape Town, South Africa and is 12:00 pm12:00 in London, United Kingdom and is 3:00 pm15:00 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

IST to Chicago call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-8pm in IST which corresponds to 7:30am-9:30am in Chicago
IST to Cape Town call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11:30am-6pm in IST which corresponds to 8am-2:30pm in Cape Town
IST to London call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12:30pm-6pm in IST which corresponds to 8am-1:30pm in London
IST to Dubai call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9:30am-6pm in IST which corresponds to 8am-4:30pm in Dubai

4:30 pm16:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
6:00 am06:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (Chicago, IL, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Cape Town, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 BST (British Summer Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
3:00 pm15:00 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours

4:30 pm16:30 IST / 6:00 am06:00 Chicago, IL, USA / 1:00 pm13:00 Cape Town, South Africa / 12:00 pm12:00 London, United Kingdom / 3:00 pm15:00 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

IST Chicago, IL, USA Cape Town, South Africa London, United Kingdom Dubai, United Arab Emirates
12am (midnight) 1:30 pm 8:30 pm 7:30 pm 10:30 pm
1am 2:30 pm 9:30 pm 8:30 pm 11:30 pm
2am 3:30 pm 10:30 pm 9:30 pm 12:30 am
3am 4:30 pm 11:30 pm 10:30 pm 1:30 am
4am 5:30 pm 12:30 am 11:30 pm 2:30 am
5am 6:30 pm 1:30 am 12:30 am 3:30 am
6am 7:30 pm 2:30 am 1:30 am 4:30 am
7am 8:30 pm 3:30 am 2:30 am 5:30 am
8am 9:30 pm 4:30 am 3:30 am 6:30 am
9am 10:30 pm 5:30 am 4:30 am 7:30 am
10am 11:30 pm 6:30 am 5:30 am 8:30 am
11am 12:30 am 7:30 am 6:30 am 9:30 am
12pm (noon) 1:30 am 8:30 am 7:30 am 10:30 am
1pm 2:30 am 9:30 am 8:30 am 11:30 am
2pm 3:30 am 10:30 am 9:30 am 12:30 pm
3pm 4:30 am 11:30 am 10:30 am 1:30 pm
4pm 5:30 am 12:30 pm 11:30 am 2:30 pm
5pm 6:30 am 1:30 pm 12:30 pm 3:30 pm
6pm 7:30 am 2:30 pm 1:30 pm 4:30 pm
7pm 8:30 am 3:30 pm 2:30 pm 5:30 pm
8pm 9:30 am 4:30 pm 3:30 pm 6:30 pm
9pm 10:30 am 5:30 pm 4:30 pm 7:30 pm
10pm 11:30 am 6:30 pm 5:30 pm 8:30 pm
11pm 12:30 pm 7:30 pm 6:30 pm 9:30 pm
0:00 13:30 20:30 19:30 22:30
1:00 14:30 21:30 20:30 23:30
2:00 15:30 22:30 21:30 0:30
3:00 16:30 23:30 22:30 1:30
4:00 17:30 0:30 23:30 2:30
5:00 18:30 1:30 0:30 3:30
6:00 19:30 2:30 1:30 4:30
7:00 20:30 3:30 2:30 5:30
8:00 21:30 4:30 3:30 6:30
9:00 22:30 5:30 4:30 7:30
10:00 23:30 6:30 5:30 8:30
11:00 0:30 7:30 6:30 9:30
12:00 1:30 8:30 7:30 10:30
13:00 2:30 9:30 8:30 11:30
14:00 3:30 10:30 9:30 12:30
15:00 4:30 11:30 10:30 13:30
16:00 5:30 12:30 11:30 14:30
17:00 6:30 13:30 12:30 15:30
18:00 7:30 14:30 13:30 16:30
19:00 8:30 15:30 14:30 17:30
20:00 9:30 16:30 15:30 18:30
21:00 10:30 17:30 16:30 19:30
22:00 11:30 18:30 17:30 20:30
23:00 12:30 19:30 18:30 21:30

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries: It is used in following countries: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST timezone is Mumbai from India with population about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in the area are Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai

Daylight Saving: India Standard Time (IST) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore IST remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, India Standard Time remains the same

IST Time Zone Geo Map
IST timezone map

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 five hour and thirty minutes time differences 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
  • Iran Standard Time - UTC +3:30

Chicago Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CDT - Central Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-5:00 hours during Central Daylight Time, currently in use.

Chicago Facts

Country
USA
State
Illinois
Alternative Names
CHI, Cekaga, Chi-ka-ko, Chi-kâ-kô, Chicago, Chicagu, Chikago, Chykaga, Cikaga, Cikago, Cikaqo, E-Chicago, Kikako, Shikago, Sicagum, Sikago, The Windy City, Tsikago, Windy City, chikhako, cikago, cikako, shikago, shkagw, shykaghw, shykagw, shykajw, shyqgw, sikago, sikkagea, syqgw, zhi jia ge, Çikago, Çikaqo, Ĉikago, Čikaga, Čikago, Čikāga, Čėkaga, Şikago, Σικάγο, Чикаго, Чикаґо, Чыкага, Չիկագո, שיקאגא, שיקגו, شيكاجو, شيكاغو, شکاگو, شیکاگو, شیکاگۆ, ܫܝܩܓܘ, शिकागो, শিকাগো, ਸ਼ਿਕਾਗੋ, சிகாகோ, చికాగో, ಶಿಕಾಗೊ, ഷിക്കാഗോ, ชิคาโก, ရှီကာဂိုမြို့, ჩიკაგო, ሺካጎ, ᓰᖄᑯ, Ṣìkágò, シカゴ, 芝加哥, 시카고, 𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌲𐍉
Population
2,720,546
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 51' N Latitude / 87° 39' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Cape Town Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
SAST - South Africa Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during South Africa Standard Time, currently in use.

Cape Town Facts

Country
South Africa
Alternative Names
Altepetl In Cabo, Ar Chab, CPT, Cape Toun, Cape Town, Cidade do Cabo, Cita del Cap, Citati du Capu, Citati dû Capu, Citta del Capo, Cittae do Cavo, Città del Capo, Cità del Cap, Ciuda del Cabu, Ciudad del Cabo, Ciudat do Cabo, Ciudá del Cabu, Ciutat del Cap, Civitas Capitis, El Cabo, Fokvaros, Fokváros, Hoefdaborg, Hovdastadur, Höfðaborg, Høvdastaður, IKapa, Kaapstad, Kaapsted, Kaapstêd, Kab town, Kabe Urbe, Kaburbo, Kaepstad, Kapetown, Kapkaupunki, Kaplinn, Kapske Mesto, Kapske Misto, Kapské Mesto, Kapské Město, Kapstad, Kapstaden, Kapstadt, Kapsztad, Kapétown, Keip Taoun, Keiptaun, Keiptauna, Keiptaunas, Keiptauns, Kejptaun, Keyptaun, Keyptawn, Keýptaun, Le Cap, Li Kap, Lo Cap, Lurmutur Hiria, Lé Cap, Sita del Cao, Sita del Cap, Sità del Cao, Sità dël Cap, Tref y Penrhyn, Yvy akua Tava, Yvy akua Táva, hao wang jiao zhen, iKapa, kai pu dui, kai pu dun, keipeutaun, kep taun, kep tavun, kepa ta'una, kepata'una, keputaun, khep thawn, kyb tawn, kېp ټawn, Çittæ do Cavo, Κέιπ Τάουν, Капске Місто, Кейптаун, Кейптаўн, Кејптаун, Քեյփթաուն, קאפשטאט, קייפטאון, كيب تاون, کیپ ٹاؤن, کیپ‌تاون, کېپ ټاون, کەیپ تاون, केपटाउन, केपताउन, কেপ টাউন, ਕੇਪਟਾਊਨ, કેપ ટાઉન, କେପ ଟାଉନ, கேப் டவுன், కేప్ టౌన్, ಕೇಪ್ ಟೌನ್, കേപ് ടൗൺ, เคปทาวน์, ကိပ်တောင်းမြို့, კეიპტაუნი, ኬፕ ታውን, ケープタウン, 好望角鎮, 開普敦, 케이프타운
Population
3,433,441
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 55' S Latitude / 18° 25' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+27

London Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BST - British Summer Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hour during British Summer Time, currently in use.

London Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
ILondon, LON, Lakana, Landan, Landen, Ljondan, Llundain, Lodoni, Londain, Londan, Londar, Londe, Londen, Londin, Londinium, Londino, Londn, London, London osh, Londona, Londonas, Londoni, Londono, Londons, Londonu, Londra, Londres, Londrez, Londri, Londro, Londye, Londyn, Londýn, Lonn, Lontoo, Loundres, Luan GJon, Lun-tun, Lunden, Lundra, Lundun, Lundunir, Lundúnir, Lung-dung, Lunnainn, Lunnin, Lunnon, Luân Đôn, Lùn-tûn, Lùng-dŭng, Lûn-tun, Lākana, Lůndůn, Lọndọnu, Ranana, Rānana, ilantan, ladana, landan, landana, leondeon, lndn, london, londoni, lun dui, lun dun, lwndwn, lxndxn, rondon, Łondra, Λονδίνο, Лондан, Лондон, Лондон ош, Лондонъ, Лёндан, Լոնդոն, לאנדאן, לונדון, لأندأن, لندن, لوندون, لەندەن, ܠܘܢܕܘܢ, लंडन, लंदन, लण्डन, लन्डन्, लन्दन, লন্ডন, ਲੰਡਨ, લંડન, ଲଣ୍ଡନ, இலண்டன், లండన్, ಲಂಡನ್, ലണ്ടൻ, ලන්ඩන්, ลอนดอน, ລອນດອນ, ལོན་ཊོན།, လန်ဒန်မြို့, ლონდონი, ለንደን, ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ, ロンドン, 伦敦, 倫敦, 런던
Population
7,556,900
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44

Dubai Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
+04 -
GST - Gulf Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+4:00 hours during , currently in use.
+4:00 hours during Gulf Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
0:00 hours - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Dubai Facts

Country
United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
DXB, Dabei, Dibai, Dibay, Doubayi, Dubae, Dubai, Dubai City, Dubai emiraat, Dubaija, Dubaj, Dubajo, Dubajus, Dubay, Dubayy, Dubaï, Dubái, Dúbæ, Ehmirat Dubaj, Fort Dabei, Ntoumpai, dby, dbyy, di bai, dobai, du bai, duba'i, dubai, dubay, dubi, dwbyy, tupai, Ντουμπάι, Дубаи, Дубай, Эмірат Дубай, Դուբայի Էմիրություն, דובאי, דוביי, دبئی, دبى, دبي, دبی, دوبەی, دۇبائى, दुबई, দুবাই, துபை, దుబాయ్, ದುಬೈ, ദുബായ്, ดูไบ, დუბაი, ドバイ, 杜拜, 迪拜, 두바이
Population
2,956,587
Currency
Dirham (AED)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 04' N Latitude / 55° 18' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+971