IST vs CET
India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30 year-round. Central European Time (CET/CEST) is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer.
Because Central European Time observes daylight saving and the other zone does not, the gap changes during the year: 4.5 hours behind in the northern winter and 3.5 hours behind in summer, with a few weeks in spring and autumn where it's an hour different again. The converter uses the exact rules for the date you choose.
IST to CET conversion table
Summer (daylight saving) times, mid-July:
| IST | CET/CEST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:30 PM (−1 day) |
| 6:00 AM | 2:30 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 4:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 6:30 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:30 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 10:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
Winter (standard) times, mid-January:
| IST | CET |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:30 PM (−1 day) |
| 6:00 AM | 1:30 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 3:30 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 4:30 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 9:30 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:30 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
Scheduling between IST and CET
The working-day overlap is a few hours: morning in the zone that's behind matches afternoon in the zone that's ahead. For example, 9 AM IST is 5:30 AM CET. Always write the city alongside the abbreviation in invites — several abbreviations (CST, IST, AST) are used by more than one region.
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