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Switzerland
CEST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST
India Standard Time
GMT +5:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 5, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 5, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 5, 2026

Genève is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. Genève is 6 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

Geneve to IST

For most of the year, Geneve is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. At other times of the year, Geneve is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Geneve correspond to 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Geneve correspond to 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Geneve correspond to 12:30 to 20:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Geneve correspond to 13:30 to 21:30 in IST.

Geneve to EST

For most of the year, Geneve is 6 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, Geneve is 6 hours ahead of EST or Geneve is 5 hours ahead of EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Geneve correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Geneve correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Geneve correspond to 4:00 am to 12:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Geneve correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Geneve correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Geneve correspond to 04:00 to 12:00 in EDT.

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

Time Difference

CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Geneve, Switzerland is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Genève to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in Genève which corresponds to 12:30pm-5pm12:30-17:00 in IST
Genève to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in Genève which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Geneve, Switzerland). Offset UTC +2:00 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

2:00 pm14:00 Geneve, Switzerland / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

Geneve, SwitzerlandISTEDT
12:00am3:30am6:00pm
1:00am4:30am7:00pm
2:00am5:30am8:00pm
3:00am6:30am9:00pm
4:00am7:30am10:00pm
5:00am8:30am11:00pm
6:00am9:30am12:00am
7:00am10:30am1:00am
8:00am11:30am2:00am
9:00am12:30pm3:00am
10:00am1:30pm4:00am
11:00am2:30pm5:00am
12:00pm3:30pm6:00am
1:00pm4:30pm7:00am
2:00pm5:30pm8:00am
3:00pm6:30pm9:00am
4:00pm7:30pm10:00am
5:00pm8:30pm11:00am
6:00pm9:30pm12:00pm
7:00pm10:30pm1:00pm
8:00pm11:30pm2:00pm
9:00pm12:30am3:00pm
10:00pm1:30am4:00pm
11:00pm2:30am5:00pm
00:0003:3018:00
01:0004:3019:00
02:0005:3020:00
03:0006:3021:00
04:0007:3022:00
05:0008:3023:00
06:0009:3000:00
07:0010:3001:00
08:0011:3002:00
09:0012:3003:00
10:0013:3004:00
11:0014:3005:00
12:0015:3006:00
13:0016:3007:00
14:0017:3008:00
15:0018:3009:00
16:0019:3010:00
17:0020:3011:00
18:0021:3012:00
19:0022:3013:00
20:0023:3014:00
21:0000:3015:00
22:0001:3016:00
23:0002:3017:00

Genève Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hours during Central European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Genève Facts

Country
Switzerland
Alternative Names
Cenevre, GVA, Genava, Genebe, Genebra, Geneue, Geneva, Geneve, Genevi, Genevo, Genevra, Genewa, Genf, Genève, Ginebra, Ginevra, Jenewa, Jenwe, Xenebra, Zeneva, Zhehneva, Zheneva, Znev, jeneba, jineva, jnyf, jnywa, junevu, ri nei wa, zheneva, znbh, Ĝenevo, Ženeva, Ženēva, Γενέβη, Γενευη, Γενεύη, Женева, Жэнева, Ժնև, זנבה, جنيف, جنیوا, जिनेवा, ჟენევა, ジュネーヴ, 日内瓦, 제네바
Population
201,741
Currency
Franc (CHF)
Geographic Coordinates
46° 12' N Latitude / 6° 08' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+41

India Standard Time

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

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, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata.

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.

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 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

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, 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, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST Time Zone Geo Map
EST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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