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IST to AEST converter

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

From

Tue, Oct 27

To

Tue, Oct 27 Same day

IST 9 to 5 AEDT 9 to 5

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

AEDT is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of IST.

Time difference
AEDT is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of IST 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 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM IST, which is 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM AEDT while IST and AEDT apply.
Daylight saving
Australian Eastern Time changes its clocks twice a year; India Standard Time does not.

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

Where IST and AEST 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
  • Australian Eastern 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.
New Delhi (IST) Sydney (AEDT) Working hours
12:00 AM 5:30 AM
1:00 AM 6:30 AM
2:00 AM 7:30 AM
3:00 AM 8:30 AM
4:00 AM 9:30 AM
5:00 AM 10:30 AM
6:00 AM 11:30 AM
7:00 AM 12:30 PM
8:00 AM 1:30 PM
9:00 AM 2:30 PM Both working
10:00 AM 3:30 PM Both working
11:00 AM 4:30 PM Both working
12:00 PM 5:30 PM
1:00 PM 6:30 PM
2:00 PM 7:30 PM
3:00 PM 8:30 PM
4:00 PM 9:30 PM
5:00 PM 10:30 PM
6:00 PM 11:30 PM
7:00 PM 12:30 AM next day
8:00 PM 1:30 AM next day
9:00 PM 2:30 AM next day
10:00 PM 3:30 AM next day
11:00 PM 4:30 AM next day

IST to AEST conversion table

Every hour of the India Standard Time day, plus the common half hours, and their AEST equivalents. The second column covers the part of the year when the clocks are on a different gap.

IST to AEST conversion table
India Standard Time AEDT 5 h 30 min ahead, most of the year (183 days in 2026) AEST 4 h 30 min ahead, most of the year (182 days in 2026)
12:00 AM 5:30 AM4:30 AM
1:00 AM 6:30 AM5:30 AM
2:00 AM 7:30 AM6:30 AM
3:00 AM 8:30 AM7:30 AM
4:00 AM 9:30 AM8:30 AM
5:00 AM 10:30 AM9:30 AM
6:00 AM 11:30 AM10:30 AM
7:00 AM 12:30 PM11:30 AM
8:00 AM 1:30 PM12:30 PM
9:00 AM 2:30 PM1:30 PM
9:30 AM 3:00 PM2:00 PM
10:00 AM 3:30 PM2:30 PM
10:30 AM 4:00 PM3:00 PM
11:00 AM 4:30 PM3:30 PM
11:30 AM 5:00 PM4:00 PM
12:00 PM 5:30 PM4:30 PM
12:30 PM 6:00 PM5:00 PM
1:00 PM 6:30 PM5:30 PM
1:30 PM 7:00 PM6:00 PM
2:00 PM 7:30 PM6:30 PM
2:30 PM 8:00 PM7:00 PM
3:00 PM 8:30 PM7:30 PM
3:30 PM 9:00 PM8:00 PM
4:00 PM 9:30 PM8:30 PM
4:30 PM 10:00 PM9:00 PM
5:00 PM 10:30 PM9:30 PM
5:30 PM 11:00 PM10:00 PM
6:00 PM 11:30 PM10:30 PM
7:00 PM 12:30 AM (next day)11:30 PM
8:00 PM 1:30 AM (next day)12:30 AM (next day)
9:00 PM 2:30 AM (next day)1:30 AM (next day)
10:00 PM 3:30 AM (next day)2:30 AM (next day)
11:00 PM 4:30 AM (next day)3:30 AM (next day)

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

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

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).

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.

IST and AEST, answered

What is the time difference between IST and AEST?

AEDT is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of IST 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).

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

Australia uses Australian Eastern Time. AEDT is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of IST 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). Type any IST time into the IST to AEST converter to see the Australia time for any date.

What is 9:00 AM IST in AEST?

9:00 AM IST is 2:30 PM AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 9:00 AM IST is 1:30 PM AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is 12:00 PM IST in AEST?

12:00 PM IST is 5:30 PM AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 12:00 PM IST is 4:30 PM AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is 10:00 AM IST in AEST?

10:00 AM IST is 3:30 PM AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 10:00 AM IST is 2:30 PM AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is 5:00 PM IST in AEST?

5:00 PM IST is 10:30 PM AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 5:00 PM IST is 9:30 PM AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

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

Yes. AEDT is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of IST 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 IST and AEST?

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

Does daylight saving time affect IST to AEST?

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 IST does the IST to AEST 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 AEST does the IST to AEST converter use?

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