PST to IST Time Converter
Type a time in PST to see it in IST, with daylight saving handled for the date you pick. Every hour of the day is in the table below, and the meeting planner shows when both working days overlap.
In India
10:30 pmIST
9:00 am PST on Wed 14 Jan 2026 is 10:30 pm IST the same day. India is 13 h 30 min ahead of Los Angeles.
- Date there
- Wednesday 14 January 2026
- Offsets
- PST UTC−8 · IST UTC+5:30
- Date used
- Example day: Wednesday 14 January 2026
How this works: Method, 3 sources, Checked against 3 worked examples,
How this works
Method
Here PST means Pacific Time, PST (UTC−8) in its winter and PDT (UTC−7) in its summer, as kept in Los Angeles; IST means India Standard Time, UTC+5:30 all year. So IST is 13 h 30 min ahead of PST and 12 h 30 min ahead of PDT. Two 9-to-5 working days do not overlap at all, so one side has to start early or stay late. Full method
Sources
How it’s tested
3 worked examples for this page are checked by automated tests before every release: given the inputs, the tool must show the expected answer.
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- First published, with a world clock, pages for the time in 31 places and 15 common conversions such as PST to IST.
How to convert PST to IST
Here PST means Pacific Time, PST (UTC−8) in its winter and PDT (UTC−7) in its summer, as kept in Los Angeles; IST means India Standard Time, UTC+5:30 all year. So IST is 13 h 30 min ahead of PST and 12 h 30 min ahead of PDT. Two 9-to-5 working days do not overlap at all, so one side has to start early or stay late.
Most people who search PST to IST sit on the US West Coast, in California, Washington or Oregon, and need to reach a colleague, a vendor or family in India. The awkward part is that a normal Pacific morning is already late evening in Bengaluru or Mumbai, so the useful window is short: the first hour or two of the California day, or a late-afternoon slot that lands at breakfast in India the next morning.
People say “PST” all year, but Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8) is only on the clocks from early November to mid-March. The rest of the year California runs on Pacific Daylight Time, PDT (UTC−7). This page converts from what clocks in Los Angeles actually show on the date you pick, so a July meeting is worked out with PDT even though the page is called PST. India never moves its clocks, so the whole one-hour swing comes from the Pacific side.
Rule of thumb: Add 13½ hours in winter or 12½ hours in summer, then flip am and pm and move to the next day: 8:00 am in San Francisco is 9:30 or 8:30 pm in India.
IST = PST +13:30 · IST = PDT +12:30
- US daylight saving time starts at 2:00 am local time on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2:00 am on the first Sunday in November, the schedule set by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Source: NIST, Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Meeting planner: best times for PST and IST
The PST and IST working days never overlap, so every meeting asks one side to start early or stay late. The shaded runs are the hours when both clocks are between 7 am and 9 pm; pick the end that suits whoever has the more flexible day, and swap it now and then.
January: PST and IST
- No hour is inside 9 to 5 on both clocks.
- Early or late for one side: 7:00 am to 7:30 am PST is 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm IST (30 min); 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm PST is 7:00 am to 10:30 am IST the next day (3 h 30 min).
July: PDT and IST
- No hour is inside 9 to 5 on both clocks.
- Early or late for one side: 7:00 am to 8:30 am PDT is 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm IST (1 h 30 min); 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm PDT is 7:00 am to 9:30 am IST the next day (2 h 30 min).
Both between 9 am and 5 pmBoth between 7 am and 9 pm
PST to IST time conversion table
Every hour of the PST day and the time in IST: the January column holds while the clocks are on PST and IST, the July column while they are on PDT and IST. The dates they switch are under the table.
| PST / PDT time | IST in January | IST in July |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 1:30 pm | 12:30 pm |
| 1:00 am | 2:30 pm | 1:30 pm |
| 2:00 am | 3:30 pm | 2:30 pm |
| 3:00 am | 4:30 pm | 3:30 pm |
| 4:00 am | 5:30 pm | 4:30 pm |
| 5:00 am | 6:30 pm | 5:30 pm |
| 6:00 am | 7:30 pm | 6:30 pm |
| 7:00 am | 8:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
| 8:00 am | 9:30 pm | 8:30 pm |
| 9:00 am | 10:30 pm | 9:30 pm |
| 10:00 am | 11:30 pm | 10:30 pm |
| 11:00 am | 12:30 am (next day) | 11:30 pm |
| 12:00 pm | 1:30 am (next day) | 12:30 am (next day) |
| 1:00 pm | 2:30 am (next day) | 1:30 am (next day) |
| 2:00 pm | 3:30 am (next day) | 2:30 am (next day) |
| 3:00 pm | 4:30 am (next day) | 3:30 am (next day) |
| 4:00 pm | 5:30 am (next day) | 4:30 am (next day) |
| 5:00 pm | 6:30 am (next day) | 5:30 am (next day) |
| 6:00 pm | 7:30 am (next day) | 6:30 am (next day) |
| 7:00 pm | 8:30 am (next day) | 7:30 am (next day) |
| 8:00 pm | 9:30 am (next day) | 8:30 am (next day) |
| 9:00 pm | 10:30 am (next day) | 9:30 am (next day) |
| 10:00 pm | 11:30 am (next day) | 10:30 am (next day) |
| 11:00 pm | 12:30 pm (next day) | 11:30 am (next day) |
Shaded: 9 am to 5 pm on that clock. Where a row is shaded on both sides, both are at work.
When the PST–IST difference changes next
| Date | What happens | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Nov 2026 | Los Angeles falls back (PST) | IST is 13 h 30 min ahead of PST |
| Sun 14 Mar 2027 | Los Angeles springs forward (PDT) | IST is 12 h 30 min ahead of PDT |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 9 am PST in IST?
In January, 9:00 am PST is 10:30 pm IST. In July, 9:00 am PDT is 9:30 pm IST.
Is IST 12 hours 30 minutes or 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of PST?
Both, depending on the season. Against true PST (winter, UTC−8) India is 13 h 30 min ahead. From mid-March to early November California is on PDT (UTC−7), so India is 12 h 30 min ahead. The converter picks the right one from the date.
What is a good time for a call from California to India?
Early morning on the West Coast works best: 7:30 am PDT is 8:00 pm in India, and 8:30 am PST in winter is 10:00 pm. The other option is late afternoon in California, which reaches India early the next morning before the working day starts.