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.
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 AM
4:30 AM
1:00 AM
6:30 AM
5:30 AM
2:00 AM
7:30 AM
6:30 AM
3:00 AM
8:30 AM
7:30 AM
4:00 AM
9:30 AM
8:30 AM
5:00 AM
10:30 AM
9:30 AM
6:00 AM
11:30 AM
10:30 AM
7:00 AM
12:30 PM
11:30 AM
8:00 AM
1:30 PM
12:30 PM
9:00 AM
2:30 PM
1:30 PM
9:30 AM
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
10:00 AM
3:30 PM
2:30 PM
10:30 AM
4:00 PM
3:00 PM
11:00 AM
4:30 PM
3:30 PM
11:30 AM
5:00 PM
4:00 PM
12:00 PM
5:30 PM
4:30 PM
12:30 PM
6:00 PM
5:00 PM
1:00 PM
6:30 PM
5:30 PM
1:30 PM
7:00 PM
6:00 PM
2:00 PM
7:30 PM
6:30 PM
2:30 PM
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
3:00 PM
8:30 PM
7:30 PM
3:30 PM
9:00 PM
8:00 PM
4:00 PM
9:30 PM
8:30 PM
4:30 PM
10:00 PM
9:00 PM
5:00 PM
10:30 PM
9:30 PM
5:30 PM
11:00 PM
10:00 PM
6:00 PM
11:30 PM
10:30 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
Australian Eastern TimeSunday, April 4, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM
Australian Eastern TimeSunday, October 3, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM
Australian Eastern TimeSunday, 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.
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.