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US Eastern Time (EST, UTC−5) is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) in winter, and 9 hours 30 minutes behind it (EDT, UTC−4 vs IST, UTC+5:30) while New York is on daylight saving time, from 8 March to 1 November 2026. So 9 am EST is 7:30 pm IST in January.
Computed for 2026. IANA time zone database (opens in a new tab), checked Oct 2026
9 am EST in New York on Thu 15 Jan is
7:30 pm IST
in India, Thu 15 Jan
EST to IST table
Every hour of the day in New York on the India clock, in January and in July. New York is on daylight saving time from 8 March to 1 November 2026.
| New York (EST/EDT) | India, January (IST) | India, July (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 am | 10:30 am | 9:30 am |
| 1 am | 11:30 am | 10:30 am |
| 2 am | 12:30 pm | 11:30 am |
| 3 am | 1:30 pm | 12:30 pm |
| 4 am | 2:30 pm | 1:30 pm |
| 5 am | 3:30 pm | 2:30 pm |
| 6 am | 4:30 pm | 3:30 pm |
| 7 am | 5:30 pm | 4:30 pm |
| 8 am | 6:30 pm | 5:30 pm |
| 9 am | 7:30 pm | 6:30 pm |
| 10 am | 8:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
| 11 am | 9:30 pm | 8:30 pm |
| 12 pm | 10:30 pm | 9:30 pm |
| 1 pm | 11:30 pm | 10:30 pm |
| 2 pm | 12:30 am+1 | 11:30 pm |
| 3 pm | 1:30 am+1 | 12:30 am+1 |
| 4 pm | 2:30 am+1 | 1:30 am+1 |
| 5 pm | 3:30 am+1 | 2:30 am+1 |
| 6 pm | 4:30 am+1 | 3:30 am+1 |
| 7 pm | 5:30 am+1 | 4:30 am+1 |
| 8 pm | 6:30 am+1 | 5:30 am+1 |
| 9 pm | 7:30 am+1 | 6:30 am+1 |
| 10 pm | 8:30 am+1 | 7:30 am+1 |
| 11 pm | 9:30 am+1 | 8:30 am+1 |
+1 next day, −1 day before. The New York time is on the same date as the January or July column.
EST to IST questions
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9 am EST is 7:30 pm IST in January, and 6:30 pm IST in July.
5 pm EST is 3:30 am IST the next day in January.
US Eastern Time (EST, UTC−5) is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) in winter, and 9 hours 30 minutes behind it (EDT, UTC−4 vs IST, UTC+5:30) while New York is on daylight saving time, from 8 March to 1 November 2026. So 9 am EST is 7:30 pm IST in January.
No. India Standard Time stays at UTC+5:30 all year. The gap changes because New York moves its clocks from 8 March to 1 November 2026.
Use the IST to EST converter: India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of US Eastern Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter, and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of it (IST, UTC+5:30 vs EDT, UTC−4) while New York is on daylight saving time, from 8 March to 1 November 2026. So 9 am IST is 10:30 pm EST the day before in January.
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