What is 8 AM EDT in IST?
8 AM EDT = 5:30 PM IST (17:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
Timezone converter
EDT to IST currently uses Eastern Time in America/New_York and India Time in Asia/Kolkata as the live reference pair, with a +9h 30m live gap. EDT to IST matters whenever New York City and Mumbai need to coordinate across a +9h 30m gap. The EDT side covers United States and Canada, while IST covers India and Israel — that country mix is the practical reason this conversion shows up in calendars rather than the abstract offset math.
Last updated Apr 26, 2026. Offset math, DST behavior, and city coverage on both sides are refreshed from the live timezone dataset during the page revalidation window.
IST is ambiguous in this dataset, so the live converter uses Asia/Kolkata as the busiest reference zone while the city list below shows the wider label family.
From
Eastern Time
America/New_York · EDT -04:00
Major markets in this grouping include New York City, Toronto, Brooklyn, Queens.
To
India Time
Asia/Kolkata · GMT+5:30 +05:30
Major markets in this grouping include Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad.
Current gap
+9h 30m
EDT -04:00 vs IST +05:30
9-to-5 overlap
No shared block
Meetings usually need an early or late handoff.
Representative countries
United States, Canada, and Haiti / India, Israel, and Sri Lanka
Based on the busiest city and zone usage found in the current dataset.
EDT (New York City, -04:00) to IST (Mumbai, +05:30) is currently a +9h 30m conversion. Live coverage on the EDT side is anchored by New York City, Toronto, Brooklyn, and Queens; the IST side draws from Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.
EDT to IST matters whenever New York City and Mumbai need to coordinate across a +9h 30m gap. The EDT side covers United States and Canada, while IST covers India and Israel — that country mix is the practical reason this conversion shows up in calendars rather than the abstract offset math.
This pair is trans-Pacific, with one side in the Americas and the other in Asia or Oceania. The +9h 30m gap is large enough that morning on one side reliably overlaps evening on the other, which is why this conversion mostly serves global supply chains, gaming launch schedules, and follow-the-sun engineering.
EDT follows seasonal clock changes through America/New_York, while IST stays on a fixed offset year-round. That asymmetry is the real differentiator on this page: the gap widens or narrows by an hour twice a year, so calendar invites scheduled in one season often look wrong in the other.
EDT and IST sit 9h 30m apart, which leaves no shared 9-to-5 block. Live meetings have to bend one side's day, so most teams settle for one of two narrow windows: very early on the late side, or very late on the early side. That makes async messages, recorded standups, and clear handoff notes more valuable than calendar invites.
EDT coverage on this page is led by New York City, United States, Toronto, Canada, Brooklyn, United States, and Queens, United States, with 2 more in the live dataset. That mix is what makes EDT feel anchored to East Coast and Central American business activity in practice rather than just an abbreviation on a chart.
IST coverage is led by Mumbai, India, Delhi, India, Bengaluru, India, and Hyderabad, India, with 2 more anchoring the wider label family. Combined with the EDT side, this conversion ends up describing trans-Pacific outsourcing handoffs, gaming and entertainment release windows, and follow-the-sun engineering rotations.
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Quick conversions for 9 AM, noon, 3 PM, 6 PM, and 9 PM based on today's local calendar.
| EDT | IST | Day relation |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 6:30 PMSun, Apr 26 | same day |
| 12:00 PM | 9:30 PMSun, Apr 26 | same day |
| 3:00 PM | 12:30 AMMon, Apr 27 | next day |
| 6:00 PM | 3:30 AMMon, Apr 27 | next day |
| 9:00 PM | 6:30 AMMon, Apr 27 | next day |
Quick conversions for 9 AM, noon, 3 PM, 6 PM, and 9 PM based on today's local calendar.
| IST | EDT | Day relation |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 11:30 PMSun, Apr 26 | previous day |
| 12:00 PM | 2:30 AMMon, Apr 27 | same day |
| 3:00 PM | 5:30 AMMon, Apr 27 | same day |
| 6:00 PM | 8:30 AMMon, Apr 27 | same day |
| 9:00 PM | 11:30 AMMon, Apr 27 | same day |
EDT to IST ranges from EDT 9:00 AM (which lands at IST 6:30 PM) through EDT 9:00 PM (IST 6:30 AM). Most of those slots fall on a different calendar day on the IST side, which is why this direction always needs explicit dates in invites and ticket comments — the time alone is not enough.
IST to EDT ranges from IST 9:00 AM (which lands at EDT 11:30 PM) through IST 9:00 PM (EDT 11:30 AM). With no clean 9-to-5 overlap between IST and EDT, both ends of this range push outside standard hours — useful for recorded standups and async work, awkward for live calls.
These direct answers are here for the exact-intent searches people actually use, like “10 AM EDT to IST” or “4 PM EDT in IST”.
8 AM EDT = 5:30 PM IST (17:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
9 AM EDT = 6:30 PM IST (18:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
10 AM EDT = 7:30 PM IST (19:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
11 AM EDT = 8:30 PM IST (20:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
12 PM EDT = 9:30 PM IST (21:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
1 PM EDT = 10:30 PM IST (22:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
2 PM EDT = 11:30 PM IST (23:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Sun, Apr 26 in IST, which means the answer is a same day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
3 PM EDT = 12:30 AM IST (00:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Mon, Apr 27 in IST, which means the answer is a next day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
4 PM EDT = 1:30 AM IST (01:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Mon, Apr 27 in IST, which means the answer is a next day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
5 PM EDT = 2:30 AM IST (02:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Mon, Apr 27 in IST, which means the answer is a next day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
6 PM EDT = 3:30 AM IST (03:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Mon, Apr 27 in IST, which means the answer is a next day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
9 PM EDT = 6:30 AM IST (06:30). On today's live calendar that lands on Mon, Apr 27 in IST, which means the answer is a next day conversion rather than a static offset lookup.
The live gap is +9h 30m right now, based on America/New_York at -04:00 and Asia/Kolkata at +05:30. America/New_York changes offset on November 1, 2026, so the gap moves to +10h 30m after that transition.
There is no strict 9 AM to 5 PM overlap right now, so this pair is better for handoffs, travel planning, or async coordination than for midday meetings.
America/New_York
EDT · -04:00
Asia/Kolkata
GMT+5:30 · +05:30
These are the busiest live references selected from the abbreviation families on this page.
| EDT | IST |
|---|---|
| 20:00 | 05:30 |
| 21:00 | 06:30 |
| 22:00 | 07:30 |
| 23:00 | 08:30 |
| 00:00 | 09:30 |
| 01:00 | 10:30 |
| 02:00 | 11:30 |
| 03:00 | 12:30 |
| 04:00 | 13:30 |
| 05:00 | 14:30 |
| 06:00 | 15:30 |
| 07:00 | 16:30 |
| 08:00 | 17:30 |
| 09:00 | 18:30 |
| 10:00 | 19:30 |
| 11:00 | 20:30 |
| 12:00 | 21:30 |
| 13:00 | 22:30 |
| 14:00 | 23:30 |
| 15:00 | 00:30 |
| 16:00 | 01:30 |
| 17:00 | 02:30 |
| 18:00 | 03:30 |
| 19:00 | 04:30 |
Countries represented here include United States, Canada, and Haiti.
Countries represented here include India, Israel, and Sri Lanka.
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