EST to IST converter
When it's 9:00 am in New York, it's 6:30 pm in New Delhi (7:30 pm from November to March). Your working days don't overlap at all, so someone starts early or stays late for every call.
Convert Eastern Standard Time (EST) to India Standard Time (IST) for any date and time.
India Standard Time is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time from March to November, and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead the rest of the year.
Right now Eastern Time is on EDT (UTC−4) and IST is UTC+5:30. Eastern Time switches back to standard time on 1 November 2026.
US clocks go back on 1 November 2026. From then, IST is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm EDT is 6:30 pm IST to 2:30 am IST the next day.
- 8:00 am EDT is 5:30 pm IST
- 9:00 am EDT is 6:30 pm IST
- 10:00 am EDT is 7:30 pm IST
- 12:00 pm EDT is 9:30 pm IST
- 3:00 pm EDT is 12:30 am IST the next day
- 5:00 pm EDT is 2:30 am IST the next day
Hours in Eastern Time, Fri, Oct 23
Eastern Time
US & Canada
Fri, Oct 23
EDT · UTC−4ReferenceOutside working hoursIndia Standard Time
India
Fri, Oct 23
IST · UTC+5:30+9h 30m from Eastern TimeWorking hours
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EST to IST conversion table
Every hour of the day in EDT, converted to IST. Shaded cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); green rows are working hours in both zones.
| EDT / EST | IST (with EDT)Until 1 November 2026; From 14 March 2027 | IST (with EST)1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 9:30 am IST | 10:30 am IST |
| 1:00 am | 10:30 am IST | 11:30 am IST |
| 2:00 am | 11:30 am IST | 12:30 pm IST |
| 3:00 am | 12:30 pm IST | 1:30 pm IST |
| 4:00 am | 1:30 pm IST | 2:30 pm IST |
| 5:00 am | 2:30 pm IST | 3:30 pm IST |
| 6:00 am | 3:30 pm IST | 4:30 pm IST |
| 7:00 am | 4:30 pm IST | 5:30 pm IST |
| 8:00 am | 5:30 pm IST | 6:30 pm IST |
| 9:00 am | 6:30 pm IST | 7:30 pm IST |
| 10:00 am | 7:30 pm IST | 8:30 pm IST |
| 11:00 am | 8:30 pm IST | 9:30 pm IST |
| 12:00 pm | 9:30 pm IST | 10:30 pm IST |
| 1:00 pm | 10:30 pm IST | 11:30 pm IST |
| 2:00 pm | 11:30 pm IST | 12:30 am IST(next day) |
| 3:00 pm | 12:30 am IST(next day) | 1:30 am IST(next day) |
| 4:00 pm | 1:30 am IST(next day) | 2:30 am IST(next day) |
| 5:00 pm | 2:30 am IST(next day) | 3:30 am IST(next day) |
| 6:00 pm | 3:30 am IST(next day) | 4:30 am IST(next day) |
| 7:00 pm | 4:30 am IST(next day) | 5:30 am IST(next day) |
| 8:00 pm | 5:30 am IST(next day) | 6:30 am IST(next day) |
| 9:00 pm | 6:30 am IST(next day) | 7:30 am IST(next day) |
| 10:00 pm | 7:30 am IST(next day) | 8:30 am IST(next day) |
| 11:00 pm | 8:30 am IST(next day) | 9:30 am IST(next day) |
Best times to meet
A 9-to-5 working day in EDT and one in IST don't overlap. The closest fit is 9:00 am EDT (6:30 pm IST), when one of you starts early or stays late.
About these time zones
EST: Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún stay on EST all year. ET is the short form for the whole zone.
Most places on Eastern Time are on EDT (UTC−4) right now, not EST. People still say "EST" all year, so the times on this page follow the clocks and show EDT until 1 November 2026.
IST: India Standard Time
India Standard Time is UTC+5:30. IST is also used for Irish Standard Time (UTC+1, Ireland's summer time) and Israel Standard Time (UTC+2). This page converts India Standard Time.
All of India, with no daylight saving time. Sri Lanka uses the same offset.
How the difference changes
Right now IST is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of EDT. From 1 November 2026, when US clocks go back, the difference becomes 10 hours 30 minutes. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 9 hours 30 minutes.