IST to CET: India Standard Time to Central European Time

4 hours 30 minutes behind IST

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IST to CET conversion table

For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.

ISTCET
12:00 AM7:30 PM (previous day)
1:00 AM8:30 PM (previous day)
2:00 AM9:30 PM (previous day)
3:00 AM10:30 PM (previous day)
4:00 AM11:30 PM (previous day)
5:00 AM12:30 AM
6:00 AM1:30 AM
7:00 AM2:30 AM
8:00 AM3:30 AM
9:00 AM4:30 AM
10:00 AM5:30 AM
11:00 AM6:30 AM
12:00 PM7:30 AM
1:00 PM8:30 AM
2:00 PM9:30 AM
3:00 PM10:30 AM
4:00 PM11:30 AM
5:00 PM12:30 PM
6:00 PM1:30 PM
7:00 PM2:30 PM
8:00 PM3:30 PM
9:00 PM4:30 PM
10:00 PM5:30 PM
11:00 PM6:30 PM

About these time zones

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.

CET: Central European Standard Time

Central European Time (CET/CEST). Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Warsaw and most of the European Union. CET is UTC+1; in summer it is CEST, UTC+2.

Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2).

Questions about IST and CET time

What is the time difference between IST and CET?

The current difference is shown at the top of this page. IST uses India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year; CET uses Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) as standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time. 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 IST, what time is it in CET?

On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in IST was 4:30 AM in CET. The conversion table above shows today’s values.

Do the clocks change in IST or CET?

IST does not change its clocks. CET: Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2).

Is IST the same as IST?

India Standard Time does not use daylight saving time, so IST applies all year.

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