Convert IST to PDT time zone

In the graph below you see the time zone difference between India Standard Time and Pacific Daylight Time. Drag the bubble to adjust the time and to see the corresponding time in the other time zone.


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Tips for converting IST to PDT

India Standard Time is the time zone of India, including cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Colombo. Pacific Daylight Time is the time zone of the Canadian and US West Coast when observing daylight saving time in the summer, with places like Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting with IST and PDT?

Usually it is preferable to schedule meetings in the late afternoon for the person in IST and before lunch for the person in PDT.

Other common time zone conversions

More IST conversions
IST to MST, IST to JST, IST to EST, IST to PST, IST to GMT

More PDT conversions
PDT to CET, PDT to PST, PDT to EDT, PDT to BST, PDT to MST

About IST - Indian Standard Time

Indian Standard Time, or IST for short, is the timezone of the Indian subcontinent. It is 3.5h ahead of GMT – so when the clock is 12 noon in India it is 8.30 in the morning in Delhi and Mumbai.

Countries using IST:

India, Sri Lanka

Example of cities observing it:

Delhi, Colombo, Kolkata and Mumbai

Summer time and Daylight saving time:

This timezone does not observe daylight saving time so the time difference always stay the same. You however need to pay attention to if the other time zone is observing DST as this will make a difference.

Other:

IST can also refer to Irish Standard Time or Israeli Standard time, but most of the times it is India that is being referred to – just make sure to double check this before you send that calendar invite!



About PDT - Pacific Daylight Time

Pacific Daylight Time is the time of the Western United States and Canada and is typically abbreviated as PDT. It is 8 hours behind GMT. Although PDT is for the Western part of the US and Canada it is not the Westernmost – both Hawaii and Alaska are on their own time zones due to their location.

Common locations

Pacific Daylight Time is for the Western US and Canada and thus include locations such as Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. It also extends halfway down Baja California in Mexico. In addition to California and Washington also Nevada and Idaho are on PDT in the summer.

Daylight Saving Time

PDT is only used in the summer months so you will need to pay attention to when the switch takes place. Daylight Time is in the Pacific area observed from November to March and is one hour ahead of Pacific Standard Time.