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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 25, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 25, 2026

New Orleans is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, New Orleans is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, New Orleans is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

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

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

Time Difference

CDT (Central Daylight Time) is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
7:00 am07:00 in New Orleans, LA, USA is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

New Orleans to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in New Orleans which corresponds to 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in IST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

7:00 am07:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (New Orleans, LA, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

7:00 am07:00 New Orleans, LA, USA / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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New Orleans Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CDT – Central Daylight Time, UTC-5 (now, daylight saving time)
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (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 (CST). 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 (CDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

New Orleans Facts

Country
USA
State
Louisiana
Alternative Names
Bagong Orleans, Big Easy, Cene Orlean, Crescent City, La Nouvelle-Orleans, La Nouvelle-Orléans, MSY, N'ju-Orlean, N'ju-Orleans, NOLA, Naujasis Orleanas, Nawlins, Nea Orleani, Neu Orleans, Neuva Orleans, New Orleans, Nieuw Orleans, Nju Orleans, Nju Orliuns, Nog Orlean, Nor Orlean, Nouvelle Orleans, Nov-Orleano, Nov-Orleans, Nova Aurelia, Nova Orleaes, Nova Orleans, Nova Orleáns, Nova Orleães, Novij Orlean, Novy Arlean, Novyj Orlean, Nowy Orlean, Nowy Uorlean, Nueva Orleans, Nuoba Orleanes, Nuorleana, Nyu-Orlean, Nòva Orleans, Orleans Parish, The Big Easy, U Orlean, Uz Orlean, Yancuic Orleans, Yengi Orlean, Yéngi Orléan, akhali orleani, awrlynz parsh, n'yu orlins, n'yu orlinsa, n'yu orliyansa, new orleans louisiana, ni wx xr lins, ni'u aralinsa, niu ao liang, niyu orlens, nyuollieonseu, nyuorinzu, nyw awrlynz, nywawrlyan lwyyzyana, oralensa parisa, xin ao er liang, Çĕнĕ Орлеан, Ņūorleāna, Νέα Ορλεάνη, Њу Орлеанс, Жаңы орлеан, Новий Орлеан, Новы Арлеан, Новый Орлеан, Ног Орлеан, Нью-Орлеан, Нью-Орлеанс, Ню Орлиънс, У Орлеан, Նոր Օռլեան, ניו אורלינס, ניו ארלינס, اورلینز پارش, نيو أورلينز, نیواورلئان، لوئیزیانا, न्यू ऑर्लिन्स, न्यू ओर्लियंस, न्‍यू आर्लीन्‍स, ওরলেন্স পারিশ, নিউ অরলিন্স, நியூ ஓர்லென்ஸ், ನ್ಯೂ ಒರ್ಲೀನ್ಸ್, นิวออร์ลีนส์, ახალი ორლეანი, ニューオーリンズ, 新奥尔良, 紐奧良, 뉴올리언스
Population
362,701
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
29° 57' N Latitude / 90° 04' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

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