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IST to GST converter

Convert India Standard Time (IST) to Gulf Standard Time (GST), with daylight saving applied for the exact date you pick.

From

Tue, Oct 27

To

Tue, Oct 27 Same day

IST 9 to 5 GST 9 to 5

From zone
India Standard Time
Offset and clock
UTC+5:30 No daylight saving time
IANA name
Asia/Kolkata
To zone
Gulf Standard Time
Offset and clock
UTC+4 No daylight saving time
IANA name
Asia/Dubai

GST is 1 hour 30 minutes behind IST.

Time difference
Gulf Standard Time is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India Standard Time all year.
Meeting window
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM IST, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM GST.
Daylight saving
Neither zone observes daylight saving time, so the difference never changes.

The same conversion works for every city on these clocks, such as India to Dubai, India to UAE and Delhi to Dubai.

Where IST and GST 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.

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

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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.
New Delhi (IST) Dubai (GST) Working hours
12:00 AM 10:30 PM previous day
1:00 AM 11:30 PM previous day
2:00 AM 12:30 AM
3:00 AM 1:30 AM
4:00 AM 2:30 AM
5:00 AM 3:30 AM
6:00 AM 4:30 AM
7:00 AM 5:30 AM
8:00 AM 6:30 AM
9:00 AM 7:30 AM
10:00 AM 8:30 AM
11:00 AM 9:30 AM Both working
12:00 PM 10:30 AM Both working
1:00 PM 11:30 AM Both working
2:00 PM 12:30 PM Both working
3:00 PM 1:30 PM Both working
4:00 PM 2:30 PM Both working
5:00 PM 3:30 PM
6:00 PM 4:30 PM
7:00 PM 5:30 PM
8:00 PM 6:30 PM
9:00 PM 7:30 PM
10:00 PM 8:30 PM
11:00 PM 9:30 PM

IST to GST conversion table

Every hour of the India Standard Time day, plus the common half hours, and their GST equivalents.

IST to GST conversion table
India Standard Time GST 1 h 30 min behind, all year
12:00 AM 10:30 PM (previous day)
1:00 AM 11:30 PM (previous day)
2:00 AM 12:30 AM
3:00 AM 1:30 AM
4:00 AM 2:30 AM
5:00 AM 3:30 AM
6:00 AM 4:30 AM
7:00 AM 5:30 AM
8:00 AM 6:30 AM
9:00 AM 7:30 AM
9:30 AM 8:00 AM
10:00 AM 8:30 AM
10:30 AM 9:00 AM
11:00 AM 9:30 AM
11:30 AM 10:00 AM
12:00 PM 10:30 AM
12:30 PM 11:00 AM
1:00 PM 11:30 AM
1:30 PM 12:00 PM
2:00 PM 12:30 PM
2:30 PM 1:00 PM
3:00 PM 1:30 PM
3:30 PM 2:00 PM
4:00 PM 2:30 PM
4:30 PM 3:00 PM
5:00 PM 3:30 PM
5:30 PM 4:00 PM
6:00 PM 4:30 PM
7:00 PM 5:30 PM
8:00 PM 6:30 PM
9:00 PM 7:30 PM
10:00 PM 8:30 PM
11:00 PM 9:30 PM

Upcoming clock changes

Neither India Standard Time nor Gulf Standard Time changes its clocks in the next 18 months.

About the two zones

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).

Gulf Standard Time (GST)

Gulf Standard Time is UTC+4 all year. The UAE and Oman do not observe daylight saving time.

IANA zone
Asia/Dubai
Offset
UTC+4 all year
Used in
the United Arab Emirates and Oman
Major cities
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Muscat

GST can also mean South Georgia Time (UTC−2). Here GST means Gulf Standard Time (Asia/Dubai).

IST and GST, answered

What is the time difference between IST and GST?

Gulf Standard Time is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India Standard Time all year.

How do I work out the time in Dubai from IST?

Dubai uses Gulf Standard Time. Gulf Standard Time is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India Standard Time all year. Type any IST time into the IST to GST converter to see the Dubai time for any date.

What is 9:00 AM IST in GST?

9:00 AM IST is 7:30 AM GST.

What is 12:00 PM IST in GST?

12:00 PM IST is 10:30 AM GST.

What is 10:00 AM IST in GST?

10:00 AM IST is 8:30 AM GST.

What is 5:00 PM IST in GST?

5:00 PM IST is 3:30 PM GST.

Is GST ahead of IST, and by how many hours?

No, GST is behind IST. Gulf Standard Time is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India Standard Time all year.

What is a good meeting time for IST and GST?

Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM overlap from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM IST, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM GST.

Does daylight saving time affect IST to GST?

Neither zone observes daylight saving time, so the difference never changes.

Which IST does the IST to GST 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).

Which GST does the IST to GST converter use?

GST can also mean South Georgia Time (UTC−2). Here GST means Gulf Standard Time (Asia/Dubai).