What is 5 PM EST in IST?

Does the answer change during the year?

Yes. Eastern Time and India Standard Time don't change their clocks on the same dates, so over the next 12 months:

• October 14 to October 31: 5 PM EST = 2:30 AM IST the next day
• November 1 to March 13: 5 PM EST = 3:30 AM IST the next day
• March 14 to October 13: 5 PM EST = 2:30 AM IST the next day

Eastern Time switches between EST and EDT for daylight saving time; people often say EST all year.

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5 PM EST in other time zones

Time zone	Time
Central Time CST/CDT	4 PM
Mountain Time MST/MDT	3 PM
Pacific Time PST/PDT	2 PM
Alaska Time AKST/AKDT	1 PM
Hawaii Time HST	11 AM
Greenwich Mean Time GMT	9 PM
Coordinated Universal Time UTC	9 PM
Central European Time CET/CEST	11 PM
Eastern European Time EET/EEST	12 AM (Thu)
India Standard Time IST	2:30 AM (Thu)
Japan Standard Time JST	6 AM (Thu)
Australian Eastern Time AEST/AEDT	8 AM (Thu)
Singapore Time SGT	5 AM (Thu)
Philippine Time PHT	5 AM (Thu)
Moscow Time MSK	12 AM (Thu)
Gulf Standard Time GST	1 AM (Thu)

Based on the clocks on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.