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EST to IST converter

India time is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time from March 8 to November 1, and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead the rest of 2026. Type any time below, or pick another place.

Then, India Standard Time
7:30 PM
Friday, November 13
10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (US) · IST

Eastern Time (US) to India Standard Time, hour by hour (Nov 13, 2026)

Eastern Time (US) ESTIndia Standard Time IST
12:00 AM10:30 AM
1:00 AM11:30 AM
2:00 AM12:30 PM
3:00 AM1:30 PM
4:00 AM2:30 PM
5:00 AM3:30 PM
6:00 AM4:30 PM
7:00 AM5:30 PM
8:00 AM6:30 PM
9:00 AM7:30 PM
10:00 AM8:30 PM
11:00 AM9:30 PM
12:00 PM10:30 PM
1:00 PM11:30 PM
2:00 PM12:30 AMSat
3:00 PM1:30 AMSat
4:00 PM2:30 AMSat
5:00 PM3:30 AMSat
6:00 PM4:30 AMSat
7:00 PM5:30 AMSat
8:00 PM6:30 AMSat
9:00 PM7:30 AMSat
10:00 PM8:30 AMSat
11:00 PM9:30 AMSat

Shaded rows: 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. A weekday is shown next to times that fall on a different day. The table follows the date picked above.

When daylight saving changes the gap

2026

  • Jan 1 – Mar 8 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (US)
  • Mar 8 – Nov 1 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (US)
  • Nov 1 – Dec 31 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (US)

Eastern Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 8 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 1 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM). India Standard Time doesn't change its clocks in 2026.

2027

  • Jan 1 – Mar 14 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (US)
  • Mar 14 – Nov 7 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (US)
  • Nov 7 – Dec 31 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (US)

Eastern Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 14 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 7 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM). India Standard Time doesn't change its clocks in 2027.

What EST and IST mean here

EST (Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5) is the winter time in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Miami and Toronto. From March 8 to November 1, 2026 those places use EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC−4) instead. Most people who write "EST" mean "Eastern Time, whatever the clocks say today", so this converter follows the clocks in New York and switches between EST and EDT on the right days.

IST here means India Standard Time, UTC+5:30, used across all of India with no daylight saving time. The half hour means India is never a whole number of hours away from the US or UK. IST is also used for Israel Standard Time (UTC+2) and Irish Standard Time (Ireland's summer time, UTC+1); to convert those, search for Tel Aviv or Dublin.

This page also answers: est to india time, edt to ist.

Questions

What is the time difference between EST and IST?

India time is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time from March 8 to November 1, and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead the rest of 2026.

What is 9 AM EST in IST?

Until March 14, 2027, 9:00 AM EST is 7:30 PM IST, noon EST is 10:30 PM IST, and 5:00 PM EST is 3:30 AM IST.

When do working hours overlap?

Until March 14, 2027, their 9-to-5 workdays don't overlap. The closest fit is early morning or evening in Eastern Time: 8:00 AM there is 6:30 PM in India time, and 5:00 PM is 3:30 AM the next day.

Why is the difference not a whole number of hours?

India Standard Time is UTC+5:30, half an hour off the usual hourly zones. India doesn't use daylight saving time, so the gap to the US or Europe changes only when the other side changes its clocks.

What about EDT to IST?

Read literally, EDT is UTC−4 and IST is UTC+5:30, so they are 9 hours 30 minutes apart. But people who search for "edt to ist" almost always mean the clocks in those places, and in practice India time is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time from March 8 to November 1, and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead the rest of 2026. That real-clock answer is what the converter shows.

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