IST to United States Time Converter

United States spans 10 different clocks, so "India to United States" has more than one answer.

IST to New York Converter

From

IST — India Standard Time UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata

New York — New York UTC-4:00 · America/New_York

11:48 AM IST India Standard Time Sunday, September 13, 2026 UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata

2:18 AM EDT New York Sunday, September 13, 2026 UTC-4:00 · America/New_York

India is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York.

Times may vary due to daylight saving time.

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Time zones in United States

Zone	Offset	vs India	12 PM IST	Cities
EST / EDT	UTC-4:00	9 hours and 30 minutes behind	2:30 AM	New York, Washington DC, Atlanta +21
CST / CDT	UTC-5:00	10 hours and 30 minutes behind	1:30 AM	Chicago, Dallas, Houston +13
PST / PDT	UTC-7:00	12 hours and 30 minutes behind	11:30 PM	Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle +8
MST / MDT	UTC-6:00	11 hours and 30 minutes behind	12:30 AM	Denver, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque
MST	UTC-7:00	12 hours and 30 minutes behind	11:30 PM	Phoenix, Tucson
EST / EDT	UTC-4:00	9 hours and 30 minutes behind	2:30 AM	Detroit
EST / EDT	UTC-4:00	9 hours and 30 minutes behind	2:30 AM	Indianapolis
HST	UTC-10:00	15 hours and 30 minutes behind	8:30 PM	Honolulu
MST / MDT	UTC-6:00	11 hours and 30 minutes behind	12:30 AM	Boise
AKST / AKDT	UTC-8:00	13 hours and 30 minutes behind	10:30 PM	Anchorage

Working hours overlap with India

Comparing a 9:00–18:00 Indian working day against 9:00–17:00 locally, for 2026. Where no window exists, the two working days genuinely never meet.

City	Overlap (IST)	Local	9 AM IST	6 PM IST
New York	none	—	11:30 PM	8:30 AM
Los Angeles	none	—	8:30 PM	5:30 AM
Chicago	none	—	10:30 PM	7:30 AM
Dallas	none	—	10:30 PM	7:30 AM
Houston	none	—	10:30 PM	7:30 AM
Washington DC	none	—	11:30 PM	8:30 AM
Atlanta	none	—	11:30 PM	8:30 AM
Boston	none	—	11:30 PM	8:30 AM
Phoenix	none	—	8:30 PM	5:30 AM
San Francisco	none	—	8:30 PM	5:30 AM
Seattle	none	—	8:30 PM	5:30 AM
Denver	none	—	9:30 PM	6:30 AM

Cities in United States

Questions about India and United States

How many time zones does United States have?

United States uses 10 distinct clocks among the cities listed here. That means there is no single "United States time" to convert to — New York and Anchorage are 4 hours apart from each other.

What is the time difference between India and United States?

It depends which city. New York is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind IST; Chicago is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind IST; Los Angeles is 12 hours and 30 minutes behind IST; Denver is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. Open a city page for a date-accurate answer.

When is noon in India in United States?

12:00 PM IST is 2:30 AM in New York, 12:00 PM IST is 1:30 AM in Chicago, 12:00 PM IST is 11:30 PM in Los Angeles, 12:00 PM IST is 12:30 AM in Denver.