PT to IST to ET Time Converter
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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 26, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 26, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 26, 2026
PDT is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. PDT is 3 hours behind EDT.
How the time difference changes
PT to IST
For most of the year, PT is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PT is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 9:30 pm to 6:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 10:30 pm to 7:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 21:30 to 06:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 22:30 to 07:30 (next day) in IST.
PT to ET
Normally, PT is 3 hours behind ET. Briefly around seasonal clock changes, PT is 2 hours behind ET or PT is 4 hours behind ET.
Typically, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in ET.Typically, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in ET.
Compare PT time with IST and ET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Pacific Daylight Time is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time.
5:00 am05:00 in PDT is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT
PDT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in PDT which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in IST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
PDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in PDT which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EDT
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 PDT / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT
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| PT | IST | ET |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30pm | 3:00am | |
| 1:30pm | 4:00am | |
| 2:30pm | 5:00am | |
| 3:30pm | 6:00am | |
| 4:30pm | 7:00am | |
| 5:30pm | 8:00am | |
| 6:30pm | 9:00am | |
| 7:30pm | 10:00am | |
| 8:30pm | 11:00am | |
| 9:30pm | 12:00pm | |
| 10:30pm | 1:00pm | |
| 11:30pm | 2:00pm | |
| 12:30am next day | 3:00pm | |
| 1:30am next day | 4:00pm | |
| 2:30am next day | 5:00pm | |
| 3:30am next day | 6:00pm | |
| 4:30am next day | 7:00pm | |
| 5:30am next day | 8:00pm | |
| 6:30am next day | 9:00pm | |
| 7:30am next day | 10:00pm | |
| 8:30am next day | 11:00pm | |
| 9:30am next day | 12:00am next day | |
| 10:30am next day | 1:00am next day | |
| 11:30am next day | 2:00am next day | |
| 12:30 | 03:00 | |
| 13:30 | 04:00 | |
| 14:30 | 05:00 | |
| 15:30 | 06:00 | |
| 16:30 | 07:00 | |
| 17:30 | 08:00 | |
| 18:30 | 09:00 | |
| 19:30 | 10:00 | |
| 20:30 | 11:00 | |
| 21:30 | 12:00 | |
| 22:30 | 13:00 | |
| 23:30 | 14:00 | |
| 00:30 next day | 15:00 | |
| 01:30 next day | 16:00 | |
| 02:30 next day | 17:00 | |
| 03:30 next day | 18:00 | |
| 04:30 next day | 19:00 | |
| 05:30 next day | 20:00 | |
| 06:30 next day | 21:00 | |
| 07:30 next day | 22:00 | |
| 08:30 next day | 23:00 | |
| 09:30 next day | 00:00 next day | |
| 10:30 next day | 01:00 next day | |
| 11:30 next day | 02:00 next day |
Pacific Time
Pacific Time (PT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) in North America. PT also called Pacific Coast Time. PT is not static but switches between PDT and PST.
Territories observing the Pacific Time Zone are primarily in North America. It runs through the western United States and the Northwestern part of Mexico. From November 1, 2026, most of British Columbia in Canada keeps UTC-7 all year instead.
Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.
French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste
PT 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 west of the zero meridian.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for PT
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone
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
Eastern Time
Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.
ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.
In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.
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 ET 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
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time, EST).
ET 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 ET
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- Eastern Time - UTC -5
- Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
- 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