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AEST to IST converter

Convert Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) to India Standard Time (IST), with daylight saving applied for the exact date you pick.

From

Tue, Oct 27

To

Tue, Oct 27 Same day

AEDT 9 to 5 IST 9 to 5

From zone
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Offset and clock
UTC+11 Daylight saving time
IANA name
Australia/Sydney
To zone
India Standard Time
Offset and clock
UTC+5:30 No daylight saving time
IANA name
Asia/Kolkata

IST is 5 hours 30 minutes behind AEDT.

Time difference
IST is 5 hours 30 minutes behind AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). The gap is 4 hours 30 minutes for most of the year (182 days in 2026).
Meeting window
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM AEDT, which is 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM IST while AEDT and IST apply.
Daylight saving
Australian Eastern Time changes its clocks twice a year; India Standard Time does not.

Where AEST and IST apply

Shaded areas follow the official zone boundaries, so a country split across zones is split here too. Hover or tap a region for its local time.

  • Australian Eastern Time
  • India Standard Time
  • Same UTC offset right now, different zone rules

Drag to pan. Ctrl and scroll, or pinch, to zoom. Boundaries: timezone-boundary-builder, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Hour by hour

Every hour of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, side by side. Days with a clock change show 23 or 25 rows.

Shaded rows fall inside working hours in both places.

Hourly comparison of the two time zones. Choose a time to load it in the converter.
Sydney (AEDT) New Delhi (IST) Working hours
12:00 AM 6:30 PM previous day
1:00 AM 7:30 PM previous day
2:00 AM 8:30 PM previous day
3:00 AM 9:30 PM previous day
4:00 AM 10:30 PM previous day
5:00 AM 11:30 PM previous day
6:00 AM 12:30 AM
7:00 AM 1:30 AM
8:00 AM 2:30 AM
9:00 AM 3:30 AM
10:00 AM 4:30 AM
11:00 AM 5:30 AM
12:00 PM 6:30 AM
1:00 PM 7:30 AM
2:00 PM 8:30 AM
3:00 PM 9:30 AM Both working
4:00 PM 10:30 AM Both working
5:00 PM 11:30 AM
6:00 PM 12:30 PM
7:00 PM 1:30 PM
8:00 PM 2:30 PM
9:00 PM 3:30 PM
10:00 PM 4:30 PM
11:00 PM 5:30 PM

AEST to IST conversion table

Common AEST times and their IST equivalents. The second column covers the part of the year when the clocks are on a different gap.

AEST to IST conversion table
Australian Eastern Time IST 5 h 30 min behind, most of the year (183 days in 2026) IST 4 h 30 min behind, most of the year (182 days in 2026)
12:00 AM 6:30 PM (previous day)7:30 PM (previous day)
6:00 AM 12:30 AM1:30 AM
8:00 AM 2:30 AM3:30 AM
9:00 AM 3:30 AM4:30 AM
10:00 AM 4:30 AM5:30 AM
12:00 PM 6:30 AM7:30 AM
2:00 PM 8:30 AM9:30 AM
3:00 PM 9:30 AM10:30 AM
5:00 PM 11:30 AM12:30 PM
6:00 PM 12:30 PM1:30 PM
8:00 PM 2:30 PM3:30 PM
10:00 PM 4:30 PM5:30 PM

How the gap changes in 2026 and 2027

Each row is a stretch of days with one constant difference, split at every clock change.

Time difference periods between AEST and IST
Dates AEST IST Difference
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 until Sun, Apr 5, 2026 AEDT IST IST 5 h 30 min behind
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 until Sun, Oct 4, 2026 AEST IST IST 4 h 30 min behind
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 until Sun, Apr 4, 2027 AEDT IST IST 5 h 30 min behind
Sun, Apr 4, 2027 until Sun, Oct 3, 2027 AEST IST IST 4 h 30 min behind
Sun, Oct 3, 2027 until Sat, Jan 1, 2028 AEDT IST IST 5 h 30 min behind

Upcoming clock changes

  1. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, April 4, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM
  2. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, October 3, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM
  3. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, April 2, 2028: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM

About the two zones

Australian Eastern Time (AEST / AEDT)

Australian Eastern Time follows the clock in Sydney: AEST (UTC+10) in the southern winter and AEDT (UTC+11) from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.

IANA zone
Australia/Sydney
Offset
UTC+10 standard, UTC+11 daylight saving
Used in
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT
Major cities
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart

Queensland, including Brisbane, stays on AEST all year. For Brisbane, pick Australia/Brisbane in the converter.

India Standard Time (IST)

India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 all year. The whole country keeps a single clock, and India has not observed daylight saving time since the 1940s, so IST never changes.

IANA zone
Asia/Kolkata
Offset
UTC+5:30 all year
Used in
India
Major cities
Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata

IST can also stand for Irish Standard Time or Israel Standard Time. On this site IST always means India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata).

AEST and IST, answered

What is the time difference between AEST and IST?

IST is 5 hours 30 minutes behind AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). The gap is 4 hours 30 minutes for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is a good meeting time for AEST and IST?

Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM AEDT, which is 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM IST while AEDT and IST apply.

Does daylight saving time affect AEST to IST?

Australian Eastern Time changes its clocks twice a year; India Standard Time does not. The next change is on Sunday, April 4, 2027 in Australian Eastern Time.

Which AEST does the AEST to IST converter use?

Queensland, including Brisbane, stays on AEST all year. For Brisbane, pick Australia/Brisbane in the converter.

Which IST does the AEST to IST converter use?

IST can also stand for Irish Standard Time or Israel Standard Time. On this site IST always means India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata).