How to use this tool
- Enter the date and time you want to convert.
- Choose the city or time zone that time belongs to.
- The table shows the matching local time and date in each city.
Common conversions
India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+05:30 all year. In winter, New York runs on EST (UTC−05:00), so India is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead. In summer, New York switches to EDT (UTC−04:00) and the gap shrinks to 9 hours 30 minutes. London is 5 hours 30 minutes behind India in winter (GMT) and 4 hours 30 minutes behind in summer (BST). Los Angeles is 13 hours 30 minutes behind India in winter and 12 hours 30 minutes in summer.
Why daylight saving makes this confusing
The US and UK both move their clocks forward in spring and back in autumn, but not on the same dates. The US changes on the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November. The UK changes on the last Sunday in March and October. For a few weeks each year the gap between New York and London is four hours instead of five. India and Pakistan don't use daylight saving, so their offsets never change.
Scheduling across countries
For a call between the US East Coast, the UK and India, early morning in New York (around 8–9 am) lands in the UK afternoon and the Indian evening. This table makes it easy to test a few times before sending an invite.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between India and the US East Coast?
India is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York in winter (EST) and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead in summer (EDT).
What is the time difference between the UK and India?
India is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of the UK in winter and 4 hours 30 minutes ahead during British Summer Time.
Does this converter handle daylight saving time?
Yes. It uses your browser's time zone database, which includes daylight saving rules for each city.
What does UTC mean?
Coordinated Universal Time, the world's reference time. Every time zone is described as an offset from UTC.