New York to India Time Converter
India is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York on EST and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead on EDT. 9:00 AM in New York is 7:30 PM in India on EST and 6:30 PM on EDT.
Two Gaps, and Only New York Moves
India stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so the gap changes only when the US changes its clocks:
- 10 hours 30 minutes from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March (New York on EST).
- 9 hours 30 minutes from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November (New York on EDT), about 34 weeks.
The same New York time therefore reaches India an hour earlier in summer: 9:00 AM is 7:30 PM in winter and 6:30 PM in summer.
New York Hours in India Time
Full 24-hour reference table. Use the live clocks above for the exact current offset.
| 🇺🇸 ET | 🇮🇳 EST → ISTUTC-5 to UTC+5:30, US standard time | 🇮🇳 EDT → ISTUTC-4 to UTC+5:30, US daylight time |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 10:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| 01:00 | 11:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 02:00 | 12:30 PM | 11:30 AM |
| 03:00 | 1:30 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 04:00 | 2:30 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 05:00 | 3:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 06:00 | 4:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 07:00 | 5:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 08:00 | 6:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 09:00 | 7:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
| 10:00 | 8:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 11:00 | 9:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 12:00 | 10:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 13:00 | 11:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 14:00 | 12:30 AMnext day | 11:30 PM |
| 15:00 | 1:30 AMnext day | 12:30 AMnext day |
| 16:00 | 2:30 AMnext day | 1:30 AMnext day |
| 17:00 | 3:30 AMnext day | 2:30 AMnext day |
| 18:00 | 4:30 AMnext day | 3:30 AMnext day |
| 19:00 | 5:30 AMnext day | 4:30 AMnext day |
| 20:00 | 6:30 AMnext day | 5:30 AMnext day |
| 21:00 | 7:30 AMnext day | 6:30 AMnext day |
| 22:00 | 8:30 AMnext day | 7:30 AMnext day |
| 23:00 | 9:30 AMnext day | 8:30 AMnext day |
* "next day" = converted time falls on the following calendar day.
An Evening in New York Is Tomorrow Morning in India
The two cities share no office hours, but they do share the edges of the day. A New York evening is the India morning of the next calendar day: 8:00 PM in New York is 6:30 AM the next day in India on EST and 5:30 AM the next day on EDT, and 10:00 PM is 8:30 AM the next day and 7:30 AM the next day. That is why a Sunday evening call from New York is a Monday morning call for India.
The reverse also holds. India's 9:00 AM is 10:30 PM the previous day in New York on EST and 11:30 PM the previous day on EDT, and India's 6:00 PM finish is 7:30 AM in New York on EST and 8:30 AM on EDT.
Two Windows That Cost Someone an Evening or a Night
No time is inside both 9-to-5 days. A New York morning is the India evening, and a late New York night is the India morning. The EDT rows are shifted an hour so that the India hours stay the same.
| New York | India |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM–10:00 AM | 6:30 PM–8:30 PM |
| EST → IST: New York: partly outside 9 AM–5 PM. India: after 5 PM. A New York morning that lands in the India evening. | |
| 8:00 AM–10:00 AM | 5:30 PM–7:30 PM |
| EDT → IST: New York: partly outside 9 AM–5 PM. India: after 5 PM. The same New York hours, an hour earlier in India. | |
| 9:30 PM–11:30 PM | 8:00 AM–10:00 AMnext day |
| EST → IST: New York: after 5 PM. India: partly outside 9 AM–5 PM. A New York night that lands in the India morning. | |
| 10:30 PM–11:30 PM | 8:00 AM–9:00 AMnext day |
| EDT → IST: New York: after 5 PM. India: before 9 AM. The same India morning, an hour later in New York. | |
"Inside 9 AM–5 PM" is a planning assumption for a standard office day on each side, not a claim about any company's hours.
India's Last Hour Is New York's First
India's 6:00 PM finish is 7:30 AM in New York on EST and 8:30 AM on EDT. So a New York colleague who logs on at 8:00 AM catches the end of the India day only in summer, and in winter the India team has already left by the time New York is at the desk.
The earlier hours work the other way. India's 4:00 PM is 5:30 AM in New York on EST and 6:30 AM on EDT, which is before most New York mornings begin. For a hand-off, the New York evening is the better end: a 9:00 PM New York message is read at 7:30 AM the next day India time on EST and 6:30 AM the next day on EDT.
Since India does not change its clocks, a standing invite stored in New York time slides by an hour for India twice a year, and one stored in India time slides for New York. Pick the zone of whoever has the less flexible calendar.