India to United States time
United States is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India.
Time difference between India and United States
United States is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India. India is on India Standard Time (UTC+05:30) and United States is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours 30 minutes over the year.
Convert India time to United States time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+05:30 for India and UTC−05:00 for United States. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
United States is behind, so from midnight to 10:30 AM in India it is still the previous calendar day in United States.
| India time | United States time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 8:30 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:30 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:30 AM |
Best time to call or meet: India and United States working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in India and United States do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in India (8:00 AM to 9:30 AM in United States), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in India and United States
India does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
United States observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).