PST to IST Converter
IST is 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of PST. In US daylight time (PDT, March to November) the gap is 12 hours 30 minutes. 9:00 AM PST is 10:30 PM in India, and 9:00 AM PDT is 9:30 PM.
A California Morning Is a Night in India
Pacific time is the furthest of the four mainland US zones from India. A 9:00 AM start in Los Angeles is 10:30 PM in India on PST and 9:30 PM on PDT, the same day. By 2:00 PM Pacific it is 3:30 AM the next day in India on PST, already tomorrow, and a 5:00 PM finish is 6:30 AM the next day.
The other direction is easier to plan around. India's 9:00 AM is 7:30 PM the previous day Pacific on PST and 8:30 PM the previous day on PDT, and India's 6:00 PM is 4:30 AM on PST.
Not Every Western City Uses the Same Gap
India is UTC+5:30 all year. What changes is the western end:
| Place | India is ahead by |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas | 13 hours 30 minutes on PST, 12 hours 30 minutes on PDT |
| Vancouver (no change since March 8, 2026) | 12 hours 30 minutes, all year |
| Phoenix (no clock change) | 12 hours 30 minutes, all year |
| Honolulu (no clock change) | 15 hours 30 minutes, all year |
British Columbia stopped changing its clocks after March 8, 2026 and stays on UTC-7, so from November to March a Vancouver time is converted with the PDT column, not the PST one.
Two Slots That Cost a Late Evening or an Early One
No time is inside both 9-to-5 days. A Pacific evening is the India morning of the next day, and a Pacific early morning is the India late evening. The PDT rows are shifted an hour so the India hours stay the same.
| Pacific Standard Time | India Standard Time |
|---|---|
| 5:30 PM–7:30 PM | 7:00 AM–9:00 AMnext day |
| PST → IST: Pacific Standard Time: after 5 PM. India Standard Time: before 9 AM. A Pacific evening that lands in the India morning. | |
| 6:30 PM–7:30 PM | 7:00 AM–8:00 AMnext day |
| PDT → IST: Pacific Standard Time: after 5 PM. India Standard Time: before 9 AM. The same India morning, an hour later on the Pacific clock. | |
| 8:00 AM–9:00 AM | 9:30 PM–10:30 PM |
| PST → IST: Pacific Standard Time: before 9 AM. India Standard Time: after 5 PM. A Pacific early morning that lands in the India late evening. | |
| 8:00 AM–9:00 AM | 8:30 PM–9:30 PM |
| PDT → IST: Pacific Standard Time: before 9 AM. India Standard Time: after 5 PM. The same Pacific hour, an hour earlier in India. | |
"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.
PST to IST, Every Hour
Full 24-hour reference table. Use the live clocks above for the exact current offset.
| 🇺🇸 PST/PDT | 🇮🇳 PST → ISTUTC-8 to UTC+5:30 | 🇮🇳 PDT → ISTUTC-7 to UTC+5:30 |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 1:30 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 01:00 | 2:30 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 02:00 | 3:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 03:00 | 4:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 04:00 | 5:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 05:00 | 6:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 06:00 | 7:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
| 07:00 | 8:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 08:00 | 9:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 09:00 | 10:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 10:00 | 11:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 11:00 | 12:30 AMnext day | 11:30 PM |
| 12:00 | 1:30 AMnext day | 12:30 AMnext day |
| 13:00 | 2:30 AMnext day | 1:30 AMnext day |
| 14:00 | 3:30 AMnext day | 2:30 AMnext day |
| 15:00 | 4:30 AMnext day | 3:30 AMnext day |
| 16:00 | 5:30 AMnext day | 4:30 AMnext day |
| 17:00 | 6:30 AMnext day | 5:30 AMnext day |
| 18:00 | 7:30 AMnext day | 6:30 AMnext day |
| 19:00 | 8:30 AMnext day | 7:30 AMnext day |
| 20:00 | 9:30 AMnext day | 8:30 AMnext day |
| 21:00 | 10:30 AMnext day | 9:30 AMnext day |
| 22:00 | 11:30 AMnext day | 10:30 AMnext day |
| 23:00 | 12:30 PMnext day | 11:30 AMnext day |
* "next day" = converted time falls on the following calendar day.
PST Is the Winter Label
PST runs from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March, about four months. For the other eight the Pacific coast is on PDT, UTC-7, and India is an hour closer: 11:30 PM in India for 10:00 AM PST becomes 10:30 PM for 10:00 AM PDT. India never moves, so the whole change comes from the US side.