EST to IST converter
Eastern Time (ET) → India Standard Time (IST)

India is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York while the US is on standard time (EST), and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead while the US is on daylight time (EDT). India never changes its clocks, so the gap only moves when the US does.

On 15 January 2027, India Standard Time (IST) is 10 h 30 min ahead of Eastern Time (ET); on 15 July 2027, the difference is 9 h 30 min.

What the abbreviations mean

Eastern Time (ET)

Eastern Time covers the US East Coast (New York, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia) and Ontario and Quebec in Canada. EST (UTC−5) is the standard-time name; during daylight saving time the region uses EDT (UTC−4).

India Standard Time (IST)

India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 throughout the year. India uses a single time zone nationwide and does not observe daylight saving time.

Daylight saving time changes

Eastern Time (ET)

• Sunday, 8 March 2026 at 02:00: clocks go forward from UTC−5 to UTC−4 (EDT begins)
• Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back from UTC−4 to UTC−5 (EST begins)
• Sunday, 14 March 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward from UTC−5 to UTC−4 (EDT begins)
• Sunday, 7 November 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back from UTC−4 to UTC−5 (EST begins)

India Standard Time (IST)

India Standard Time (IST) has no daylight saving time — the offset stays the same all year.

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