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2:02 PM EST in IST
India Standard Time · right now IST is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST
Times follow New York for EST and New Delhi for IST, using the IANA time zone database.
EST to IST time difference
IST is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST for most of 2026, and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of EST for about 127 days, because daylight saving time changes on different dates.
In 2026, Eastern Time switches to EDT on March 8 and back to EST on November 1. India Standard Time does not use daylight saving time.
EST to IST conversion table
Every hour on 2026-09-28. Highlighted rows fall inside 9 AM–5 PM in both zones.
| EST (Eastern Time) | IST (India Standard Time) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:30 AM · next day |
| 4:00 PM | 1:30 AM · next day |
| 5:00 PM | 2:30 AM · next day |
| 6:00 PM | 3:30 AM · next day |
| 7:00 PM | 4:30 AM · next day |
| 8:00 PM | 5:30 AM · next day |
| 9:00 PM | 6:30 AM · next day |
| 10:00 PM | 7:30 AM · next day |
| 11:00 PM | 8:30 AM · next day |
Working hours overlap
On 2026-09-28, 9 AM–5 PM workdays in EST and IST don't overlap. Try an early start in one zone and a late finish in the other, or use the meeting planner.
Convert EST to other time zones
How to use
Follow these steps to get a result
Pick a date and a time in Eastern Time (EST).
Read the matching IST time, including whether it falls on the next or previous day.
Scan the 24-hour table to see every hour at once, with shared working hours highlighted.
Features
What this tool includes
Live clocks for both time zones
Daylight saving time handled automatically
24-hour conversion table
Working-hours overlap
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