EST to IST Time Converter
Live clocks, hourly reference table, and best meeting times for New York and India.
24-Hour Comparison Timeline
Green = working hours · Yellow = early/late · Red = night
Time difference & DST
India Standard Time runs 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time, or 10 hours 30 minutes ahead when the US East Coast is on daylight saving time. This unusual half-hour offset is a legacy of India's decision in 1906 to adopt a single national time based on the 82.5° E meridian.
India does not observe daylight saving time — IST stays at UTC+5:30 all year. The gap therefore shifts by an hour whenever the US East Coast moves between EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer.
Best time to schedule a call
For US East Coast teams working with India, the practical overlap is a morning-in-India / late-evening-in-NY window. Try 8:30 PM–10:00 PM EST, which lands around 7:00 AM–9:30 AM IST the following day and keeps both sides inside a reasonable working stretch.
24-hour reference table
Hour-by-hour mapping for today's date. Values update automatically as daylight-saving transitions occur.
| EST (New York) | IST (India) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 09:30 AM |
| 01:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 02:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 03:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 04:00 AM | 01:30 PM |
| 05:00 AM | 02:30 PM |
| 06:00 AM | 03:30 PM |
| 07:00 AM | 04:30 PM |
| 08:00 AM | 05:30 PM |
| 09:00 AM | 06:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 07:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 08:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 09:30 PM |
| 01:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 02:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 03:00 PM | 12:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 04:00 PM | 01:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 05:00 PM | 02:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 06:00 PM | 03:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 07:00 PM | 04:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 08:00 PM | 05:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 09:00 PM | 06:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 10:00 PM | 07:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 11:00 PM | 08:30 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between EST and IST?+
IST is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST during US winter, and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead during US daylight saving time (EDT).
Does IST observe daylight saving time?+
No. India Standard Time stays fixed at UTC+5:30 all year, so the offset with the US changes only when the US shifts between EST and EDT.
What time in India is 9 AM EST?+
9:00 AM EST is 7:30 PM IST. During daylight saving time (EDT), 9:00 AM in New York is 6:30 PM in India.