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CST to IST converter

IST is 2 hours 30 minutes behind of CST today. CST (China Standard Time) - currently UTC+8; IST (India Standard Time) - currently UTC+5:30.

6 hours of the workday overlap: 12 PM-6 PM CST is 9:30 AM-3:30 PM IST. Quick answers: 9 AM CST = 6:30 AM IST, 12 PM CST = 9:30 AM IST, 5 PM CST = 2:30 PM IST.

CST · China Standard Time

UTC+8

IST · India Standard Time

UTC+5:30

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columns: CST hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

CST to IST conversion table

CSTISTVerdict in IST
12 AM · 00:009:30 PM · 21:30 (previous day)NOT NOW
1 AM · 01:0010:30 PM · 22:30 (previous day)NOT NOW
2 AM · 02:0011:30 PM · 23:30 (previous day)NOT NOW
3 AM · 03:0012:30 AM · 00:30NOT NOW
4 AM · 04:001:30 AM · 01:30NOT NOW
5 AM · 05:002:30 AM · 02:30NOT NOW
6 AM · 06:003:30 AM · 03:30NOT NOW
7 AM · 07:004:30 AM · 04:30NOT NOW
8 AM · 08:005:30 AM · 05:30NOT NOW
9 AM · 09:006:30 AM · 06:30NOT NOW
10 AM · 10:007:30 AM · 07:30MAYBE
11 AM · 11:008:30 AM · 08:30MAYBE
12 PM · 12:009:30 AM · 09:30PING
1 PM · 13:0010:30 AM · 10:30PING
2 PM · 14:0011:30 AM · 11:30PING
3 PM · 15:0012:30 PM · 12:30PING
4 PM · 16:001:30 PM · 13:30PING
5 PM · 17:002:30 PM · 14:30PING
6 PM · 18:003:30 PM · 15:30PING
7 PM · 19:004:30 PM · 16:30PING
8 PM · 20:005:30 PM · 17:30PING
9 PM · 21:006:30 PM · 18:30MAYBE
10 PM · 22:007:30 PM · 19:30MAYBE
11 PM · 23:008:30 PM · 20:30MAYBE

Cities on CST

Asia/Shanghai
ShanghaiChongqingChengduBeijingGuangzhouShenzhen

Cities on IST

Asia/Kolkata
MumbaiDelhiBangaloreHyderabadAhmedabadChennai

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Questions

What is the time difference between CST and IST?

IST (India Standard Time) is 2 hours 30 minutes behind of CST (China Standard Time) right now: UTC+8 versus UTC+5:30.

What is 9 AM CST in IST?

9:00 AM CST is 6:30 AM IST.

What is 5 PM CST in IST?

5:00 PM CST is 2:30 PM IST.

Does daylight saving change the CST–IST difference?

CST has no daylight saving; it stays UTC+8 all year. IST has no daylight saving; it stays UTC+5:30 all year.