Convert India Standard Time (IST) to Eastern Time. Live clocks, an instant converter, best-time-to-call overlap and an hourly reference table for New York, United States.
India Standard Time (IST) is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. That gap narrows by an hour while United States is on daylight saving time.
| IST | New York (Eastern Time) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 2:30 PM prev day |
| 01:00 | 3:30 PM prev day |
| 02:00 | 4:30 PM prev day |
| 03:00 | 5:30 PM prev day |
| 04:00 | 6:30 PM prev day |
| 05:00 | 7:30 PM prev day |
| 06:00 | 8:30 PM prev day |
| 07:00 | 9:30 PM prev day |
| 08:00 | 10:30 PM prev day |
| 09:00 | 11:30 PM prev day |
| 10:00 | 12:30 AM |
| 11:00 | 1:30 AM |
| 12:00 | 2:30 AM |
| 13:00 | 3:30 AM |
| 14:00 | 4:30 AM |
| 15:00 | 5:30 AM |
| 16:00 | 6:30 AM |
| 17:00 | 7:30 AM |
| 18:00 | 8:30 AM |
| 19:00 | 9:30 AM |
| 20:00 | 10:30 AM |
| 21:00 | 11:30 AM |
| 22:00 | 12:30 PM |
| 23:00 | 1:30 PM |
There is no overlap between typical business hours in India and United States given the current time difference - plan calls outside standard office hours.
India Standard Time is the one time zone used across the entire country, set 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. It was adopted in 1947, based on a meridian 82.5°E of Greenwich that runs near Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.
Eastern Time is the time zone used in United States, at UTC-5 standard time. Clocks move forward to UTC-4 for part of the year and back again when daylight saving time ends.
India Standard Time (IST) is the single time zone used across all of India, fixed at UTC+5:30. Every state and city runs on the same clock; India does not use daylight saving time.
India Standard Time (IST) is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. This narrows or widens by an hour when daylight saving time starts or ends on their side.
IST is ahead of New York, by 9 hours 30 minutes.
When it is 12:00 PM IST, it is 2:30 AM in New York.
When it is 5:00 PM in New York, it is 2:30 AM IST.
No. India Standard Time stays at UTC+5:30 all year - it has not used daylight saving since a brief trial during the 1962 and 1965 wars.
Yes - New York observes daylight saving time, so the time difference with India shifts by an hour for part of the year.
India never changes its clocks, but United States does. When United States is on its daylight saving time, the gap with IST shrinks by an hour; when it switches back to standard time, the gap returns to its usual width.
United States next changes its clocks on November 1, 2026, switching to EST - the gap with India shifts by an hour from that date.
There is no overlap between typical business hours in India and United States given the current time difference - plan calls outside standard office hours.
Use the live clock above for the current time in New York (Eastern Time), updated every second.
Use the interactive converter above - pick a time in either zone and the other updates instantly. The hourly reference table further down covers every hour of the day.