SGT to IST Time Converter
Type a time in SGT 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
6:30 amIST
9:00 am SGT on Wed 14 Jan 2026 is 6:30 am IST the same day. India is 2 h 30 min behind Singapore.
- Date there
- Wednesday 14 January 2026
- Offsets
- SGT UTC+8 · IST UTC+5:30
- Date used
- Example day: Wednesday 14 January 2026
How this works: Method, 3 sources,
How this works
Method
Here SGT means Singapore Time, UTC+8 all year; IST means India Standard Time, UTC+5:30 all year. So IST is 2 h 30 min behind SGT all year. Two 9-to-5 working days overlap by 5 h 30 min all year. Full method
Sources
Changes
- 15 more conversion pages (IST to CST, BST to IST, SGT, GST, JST, MST and more); each conversion page shows all 24 hours with working hours shaded, and its best meeting times.
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How to convert SGT to IST
Here SGT means Singapore Time, UTC+8 all year; IST means India Standard Time, UTC+5:30 all year. So IST is 2 h 30 min behind SGT all year. Two 9-to-5 working days overlap by 5 h 30 min all year.
Singapore is a regional base for banks, shipping lines and technology companies with large teams in India, and SGT to IST is how a Singapore office turns its schedule into Indian time. The two working days overlap for most of the day: India starts work while Singapore is on its late morning, and Singapore’s afternoon is India’s early afternoon.
Neither country changes its clocks, so the gap is 2 h 30 min on every date, and a meeting set once stays put. Singapore Time is UTC+8, the same as Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and the Philippines. For a Singapore office, the Indian lunch hour, noon to 1:00 pm, falls at 2:30 to 3:30 pm, so mid-afternoon in Singapore is a poor slot for a call.
Rule of thumb: Subtract 2½ hours from Singapore time: 10:00 am in Singapore is 7:30 am in India, and 5:00 pm there is 2:30 pm here.
IST = SGT −2:30
- Singapore moved its clocks from UTC+7:30 to UTC+8 on 1 January 1982, together with peninsular Malaysia, which shares its zone in the tz database. Source: IANA tz database, file asia.
Meeting planner: best times for SGT and IST
The easiest meetings fall where both working days overlap, shaded dark on the bar. The lighter shading is still between 7 am and 9 pm on both clocks, so one side starts early or stays late.
All year: SGT and IST
- Both at work: 11:30 am to 5:00 pm SGT is 9:00 am to 2:30 pm IST (5 h 30 min).
- Early or late for one side: 9:30 am to 11:30 am SGT is 7:00 am to 9:00 am IST (2 h); 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm SGT is 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm IST (4 h).
Both between 9 am and 5 pmBoth between 7 am and 9 pm
SGT to IST time conversion table
Every hour of the SGT day and the time in IST. The difference is the same all year.
| SGT time | IST time |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 9:30 pm (day before) |
| 1:00 am | 10:30 pm (day before) |
| 2:00 am | 11:30 pm (day before) |
| 3:00 am | 12:30 am |
| 4:00 am | 1:30 am |
| 5:00 am | 2:30 am |
| 6:00 am | 3:30 am |
| 7:00 am | 4:30 am |
| 8:00 am | 5:30 am |
| 9:00 am | 6:30 am |
| 10:00 am | 7:30 am |
| 11:00 am | 8:30 am |
| 12:00 pm | 9:30 am |
| 1:00 pm | 10:30 am |
| 2:00 pm | 11:30 am |
| 3:00 pm | 12:30 pm |
| 4:00 pm | 1:30 pm |
| 5:00 pm | 2:30 pm |
| 6:00 pm | 3:30 pm |
| 7:00 pm | 4:30 pm |
| 8:00 pm | 5:30 pm |
| 9:00 pm | 6:30 pm |
| 10:00 pm | 7:30 pm |
| 11:00 pm | 8:30 pm |
Shaded: 9 am to 5 pm on that clock. Where a row is shaded on both sides, both are at work.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 9 am SGT in IST?
9:00 am SGT is 6:30 am IST, all year round.
Does Singapore have daylight saving time?
No. Singapore stays on UTC+8 all year, and India stays on UTC+5:30, so Singapore is always 2 h 30 min ahead of India.
Is Singapore time the same as Malaysia and Hong Kong?
Yes. Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China and the Philippines all use UTC+8, so the same conversion to India, minus 2 h 30 min, works for each of them.