Long Island City to IST Time Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 17, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 17, 2026
Long Island City is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, Long Island City is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Long Island City is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Long Island City correspond to 6:30 pm to 3:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Long Island City correspond to 7:30 pm to 4:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Long Island City correspond to 18:30 to 03:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Long Island City correspond to 19:30 to 04:30 (next day) in IST.
Compare Long Island City time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
8:00 am08:00 in Long Island City, NY, USA is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST
Long Island City to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in Long Island City which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in IST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
8:00 am08:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (Long Island City, NY, USA). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
8:00 am08:00 Long Island City, NY, USA / 5:30 pm17:30 IST
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Long Island City Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (standard time)
Long Island City Facts
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