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Understanding EST to IST Time Conversion
What is EST?
Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5). It's observed in the eastern part of North America, including cities like New York, Washington D.C., and Toronto.
What is IST?
Indian Standard Time (IST) is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+5:30). It's observed throughout India and Sri Lanka.
Time Difference
IST is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST. When it's 12 AM (midnight) in New York (EST), it's 10:30 AM in New Delhi (IST).
Daylight Saving Time
During Daylight Saving Time (EDT), the eastern parts of North America move their clocks forward by 1 hour, making the time difference with IST 9 hours and 30 minutes. India does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Frequently Asked Questions
The 10.5-hour difference exists because EST is UTC-5 (5 hours behind UTC) while IST is UTC+5:30 (5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of UTC). The total difference is therefore 10 hours and 30 minutes.
During Daylight Saving Time (usually from March to November), the eastern parts of North America observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is UTC-4. This reduces the time difference with IST to 9 hours and 30 minutes.
For business calls between EST and IST, the best overlapping times are typically early morning in EST (7-9 AM) which corresponds to evening in IST (5:30-7:30 PM), or late evening in EST (9-11 PM) which corresponds to morning in IST (7:30-9:30 AM).