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EST to IST converter

IST is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST today. EST (Eastern Standard Time) - currently UTC−5; IST (India Standard Time) - currently UTC+5:30.

The 09:00-18:00 workdays in EST and IST don't overlap at all, so one side always works early or late. Quick answers: 9 AM EST = 7:30 PM IST, 12 PM EST = 10:30 PM IST, 5 PM EST = 3:30 AM IST (next day).

EST · Eastern Standard Time

UTC−5

IST · India Standard Time

UTC+5:30

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Working hours side by side

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

EST to IST conversion table

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

Cities on EST

America/New_York
New YorkPhiladelphiaJacksonvilleColumbusCharlotteWashington

Cities on IST

Asia/Kolkata
MumbaiDelhiBangaloreHyderabadAhmedabadChennai

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Questions

What is the time difference between EST and IST?

IST (India Standard Time) is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time) right now: UTC−5 versus UTC+5:30.

What is 9 AM EST in IST?

9:00 AM EST is 7:30 PM IST.

What is 5 PM EST in IST?

5:00 PM EST is 3:30 AM IST (next day).

Does daylight saving change the EST–IST difference?

New York switches between EST and EDT; next change Sunday, 14 March 2027 (UTC−5 → UTC−4). IST has no daylight saving; it stays UTC+5:30 all year.