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IST to EST conversion table
For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
IST
EST
12:00 AM
1:30 PM (previous day)
1:00 AM
2:30 PM (previous day)
2:00 AM
3:30 PM (previous day)
3:00 AM
4:30 PM (previous day)
4:00 AM
5:30 PM (previous day)
5:00 AM
6:30 PM (previous day)
6:00 AM
7:30 PM (previous day)
7:00 AM
8:30 PM (previous day)
8:00 AM
9:30 PM (previous day)
9:00 AM
10:30 PM (previous day)
10:00 AM
11:30 PM (previous day)
11:00 AM
12:30 AM
12:00 PM
1:30 AM
1:00 PM
2:30 AM
2:00 PM
3:30 AM
3:00 PM
4:30 AM
4:00 PM
5:30 AM
5:00 PM
6:30 AM
6:00 PM
7:30 AM
7:00 PM
8:30 AM
8:00 PM
9:30 AM
9:00 PM
10:30 AM
10:00 PM
11:30 AM
11:00 PM
12:30 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.
EST: Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Time (EST/EDT). New York, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Toronto and Montreal. EST is UTC−5; from March to November the region uses EDT, UTC−4.
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
Questions about IST and EST time
What is the time difference between IST and EST?
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. IST uses India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year; EST uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) as standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) 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 EST?
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in IST was 10:30 PM (previous day) in EST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
Do the clocks change in IST or EST?
IST does not change its clocks. EST: Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
Is IST the same as IST?
India Standard Time does not use daylight saving time, so IST applies all year.