Australian Eastern Time is on AEDT now, so the clocks above show daylight time. Using strict standard time (AEST UTC+10, IST UTC+5:30), IST is 4 hours 30 minutes behind AEST.
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AEST to IST conversion table
For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
AEST
IST
12:00 AM
6:30 PM (previous day)
1:00 AM
7:30 PM (previous day)
2:00 AM
8:30 PM (previous day)
3:00 AM
9:30 PM (previous day)
4:00 AM
10:30 PM (previous day)
5:00 AM
11:30 PM (previous day)
6:00 AM
12:30 AM
7:00 AM
1:30 AM
8:00 AM
2:30 AM
9:00 AM
3:30 AM
10:00 AM
4:30 AM
11:00 AM
5:30 AM
12:00 PM
6:30 AM
1:00 PM
7:30 AM
2:00 PM
8:30 AM
3:00 PM
9:30 AM
4:00 PM
10:30 AM
5:00 PM
11:30 AM
6:00 PM
12:30 PM
7:00 PM
1:30 PM
8:00 PM
2:30 PM
9:00 PM
3:30 PM
10:00 PM
4:30 PM
11:00 PM
5:30 PM
About these time zones
AEST: Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart (with daylight saving from October to April) and Brisbane (without). AEST is UTC+10; AEDT is UTC+11.
Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10).
IST: India Standard Time
India Standard Time (IST). All of India, including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata. IST is UTC+5:30 all year. IST can also mean Irish or Israel Standard Time; this page means India.
No clock change is scheduled; the offset stays the same all year.
Questions about AEST and IST time
What is the time difference between AEST and IST?
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. AEST uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) as standard time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) during daylight saving time; IST uses India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
When it is 9:00 AM in AEST, what time is it in IST?
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in AEST was 3:30 AM in IST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
Do the clocks change in AEST or IST?
AEST: Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10). IST does not change its clocks.
Is AEST the same as AEDT?
AEST is the standard-time name and AEDT the daylight-saving name for Australian Eastern Time. People often say AEST all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.