Convert EST to IST

India Standard Time (IST) is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (EST) in January and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead in July. 9:00 AM in New York is 7:30 PM in Mumbai in January and 6:30 PM in July. Ethical Tube's free time zone converter shows both clocks live and converts any time and date you enter, with daylight saving time handled automatically.

India Standard Time

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EST
UTC−5, or UTC−4 in summer
IST
UTC+5:30 all year
Difference
Changes by season
9:00 AM EST
7:30 PM IST (Jan), 6:30 PM (Jul)
Price
Free
Works offline
Yes

Time chart

EST to IST time chart

Every hour of the day in Eastern Time, with the matching time in India Standard Time in winter and in summer.

ESTIST (January)IST (July)
12:00 AM10:30 AM9:30 AM
1:00 AM11:30 AM10:30 AM
2:00 AM12:30 PM11:30 AM
3:00 AM1:30 PM12:30 PM
4:00 AM2:30 PM1:30 PM
5:00 AM3:30 PM2:30 PM
6:00 AM4:30 PM3:30 PM
7:00 AM5:30 PM4:30 PM
8:00 AM6:30 PM5:30 PM
9:00 AM7:30 PM6:30 PM
10:00 AM8:30 PM7:30 PM
11:00 AM9:30 PM8:30 PM
12:00 PM10:30 PM9:30 PM
1:00 PM11:30 PM10:30 PM
2:00 PM12:30 AMnext day11:30 PM
3:00 PM1:30 AMnext day12:30 AMnext day
4:00 PM2:30 AMnext day1:30 AMnext day
5:00 PM3:30 AMnext day2:30 AMnext day
6:00 PM4:30 AMnext day3:30 AMnext day
7:00 PM5:30 AMnext day4:30 AMnext day
8:00 PM6:30 AMnext day5:30 AMnext day
9:00 PM7:30 AMnext day6:30 AMnext day
10:00 PM8:30 AMnext day7:30 AMnext day
11:00 PM9:30 AMnext day8:30 AMnext day

Good to know

About EST and IST

  • Eastern Time is used in New York, Florida, Georgia, Ontario, and Quebec. Eastern Time switches to EDT for daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
  • India Standard Time is used in all of India, which has a single time zone. India Standard Time doesn't change for daylight saving time.
  • The difference changes when Eastern Time changes its clocks. The converter above uses the real rules for any date you pick.
  • People often say EST all year, but strictly EST is the winter time and EDT is the summer time. This page covers both.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What time is it in IST when it's 9 AM EST?

It's 7:30 PM IST in January and 6:30 PM IST in July.

What's the time difference between EST and IST?

India Standard Time (IST) is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Time (EST) in January and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead in July.

Does EST observe daylight saving time?

Eastern Time switches to EDT for daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.

Is this time zone converter free?

Yes. It's free and uses your browser's built-in time zone database, so it works offline and handles daylight saving time for any date.

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