EST to IST converter
Eastern Time → India Standard Time
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Eastern Time (EST) is UTC−5 and observes daylight saving (EDT, UTC−4, roughly March–November). It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and Atlanta.
India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving. It covers Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.
India Standard Time is typically 10½ hours ahead of Eastern Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.
Best time to call India Standard Time from Eastern Time
There's no 9-to-5 overlap between Eastern Time and India Standard Time — one side always has to flex. The practical slots: 5:30 AM in Eastern Time is 4:00 PM in India Standard Time. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.
EST to IST, hour by hour
Today's actual offsets. Rows where both zones are inside 9am–5pm working hours are highlighted.