11 hours 30 minutes behind IST
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| IST | CST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 12:30 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 1:30 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 2:30 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 3:30 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 4:30 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 5:30 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 6:30 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 7:30 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 9:30 PM (previous day) |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 PM (previous day) |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 12:30 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 4:30 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 5:30 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 6:30 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 9:30 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 10:30 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
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.
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).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. IST uses India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year; CST uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) as standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) 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.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in IST was 9:30 PM (previous day) in CST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
IST does not change its clocks. CST: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).
India Standard Time does not use daylight saving time, so IST applies all year.
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