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IST to CST — India Standard Time to Central Time (US & Canada)

Central Time (US & Canada) is 10.5 hours behind of India Standard Time in summer and 11.5 hours behind in winter. Pick a date and time below — daylight saving is applied automatically.

9:00 PM IST on Sat, Aug 29, 2026 is
10:30 AM CDT
Sat, August 29, 2026 · Central Time (US & Canada) is 10.5 hours behind of India Standard Time on this date
Right now in India Standard Time
3:26 AM GMT+5:30 · UTC+5:30
Sun, 8/30/2026
Right now in Central Time (US & Canada)
4:56 PM CDT · UTC−5
Sat, 8/29/2026
Hour-by-hour table for 2026-08-29
ISTCST
12:00 AM1:30 PM −1 day
1:00 AM2:30 PM −1 day
2:00 AM3:30 PM −1 day
3:00 AM4:30 PM −1 day
4:00 AM5:30 PM −1 day
5:00 AM6:30 PM −1 day
6:00 AM7:30 PM −1 day
7:00 AM8:30 PM −1 day
8:00 AM9:30 PM −1 day
9:00 AM10:30 PM −1 day
10:00 AM11:30 PM −1 day
11:00 AM12:30 AM
12:00 PM1:30 AM
1:00 PM2:30 AM
2:00 PM3:30 AM
3:00 PM4:30 AM
4:00 PM5:30 AM
5:00 PM6:30 AM
6:00 PM7:30 AM
7:00 PM8:30 AM
8:00 PM9:30 AM
9:00 PM10:30 AM
10:00 PM11:30 AM
11:00 PM12:30 PM

IST vs CST

India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30 year-round. Central Time (US & Canada) (CST/CDT) is UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer.

Because Central Time (US & Canada) observes daylight saving and the other zone does not, the gap changes during the year: 11.5 hours behind in the northern winter and 10.5 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 CST conversion table

Summer (daylight saving) times, mid-July:

ISTCST/CDT
12:00 AM1:30 PM (−1 day)
6:00 AM7:30 PM (−1 day)
8:00 AM9:30 PM (−1 day)
9:00 AM10:30 PM (−1 day)
10:00 AM11:30 PM (−1 day)
12:00 PM1:30 AM
2:00 PM3:30 AM
3:00 PM4:30 AM
5:00 PM6:30 AM
6:00 PM7:30 AM
8:00 PM9:30 AM
10:00 PM11:30 AM

Winter (standard) times, mid-January:

ISTCST
12:00 AM12:30 PM (−1 day)
6:00 AM6:30 PM (−1 day)
8:00 AM8:30 PM (−1 day)
9:00 AM9:30 PM (−1 day)
10:00 AM10:30 PM (−1 day)
12:00 PM12:30 AM
2:00 PM2:30 AM
3:00 PM3:30 AM
5:00 PM5:30 AM
6:00 PM6:30 AM
8:00 PM8:30 AM
10:00 PM10:30 AM

Scheduling between IST and CST

With 10.5 hours between them there is little or no overlap in normal working hours; one side will be early morning or evening. 8 AM IST is 9:30 PM CST (−1 day), and 6 PM IST is 7:30 AM CST. 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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