11 hours 30 minutes ahead of CST
IST compared with CST, right now. Swap: IST to CST ⇄
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| CST | IST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:30 AM (next day) |
| 2:00 PM | 1:30 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 2:30 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 3:30 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 4:30 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 5:30 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 6:30 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 7:30 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 8:30 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 9:30 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 10:30 AM (next day) |
Central Time (CST/CDT). Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Winnipeg. CST is UTC−6; in summer the region uses CDT, UTC−5.
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
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.
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. CST uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) as standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) 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.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in CST was 8:30 PM in IST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
CST: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5). IST does not change its clocks.
CST is the standard-time name and CDT the daylight-saving name for Central Time. People often say CST all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.
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