# Pacific Time (PST) is 12 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time (IST).

The time right now

Pacific Time

6:12 AM

PDT

Monday, October 26, 2026

India Standard Time

6:42 PM

IST

Monday, October 26, 2026

To convert PST to IST, add 12 hours 30 minutes. To convert IST to PST, subtract 12 hours 30 minutes.

Difference

12 hours 30 minutes

Next change

Nov 1, 2026

Work overlap

None

## Change the date or the time to convert any moment from PST to IST.

Date

Time

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Los Angeles · Pacific Time (PT)

9:00 AM PDT

Monday, October 26, 2026

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The same moment on other clocks

-   Mumbai

    India (IST)

    9:30 PM UTC+5:30

    After 5 PM

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Working hours in common

No hour of this day is inside 9 AM to 5 PM on every clock in the list.

Mon, Oct 26, 2026, midnight to midnight on Los Angeles time. Each bar shades 9 AM to 5 PM on that zone's own clock.

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

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Mumbai

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## Here is every hour of the day in PST and the same moment in IST.

The green rows are the hours when both zones are inside 9 AM to 5 PM. The row marked Now is the hour it is in Pacific Time right now.

Each hour of the day in PST with the same moment in IST

In PST

In IST

At work

12:00 AM

12:30 PM

IST at work

1:00 AM

1:30 PM

IST at work

2:00 AM

2:30 PM

IST at work

3:00 AM

3:30 PM

IST at work

4:00 AM

4:30 PM

IST at work

5:00 AM

5:30 PM

Neither at work

6:00 AMNow

6:30 PM

Neither at work

7:00 AM

7:30 PM

Neither at work

8:00 AM

8:30 PM

Neither at work

9:00 AM

9:30 PM

PST at work

10:00 AM

10:30 PM

PST at work

11:00 AM

11:30 PM

PST at work

12:00 PM

12:30 AM+1 day

PST at work

1:00 PM

1:30 AM+1 day

PST at work

2:00 PM

2:30 AM+1 day

PST at work

3:00 PM

3:30 AM+1 day

PST at work

4:00 PM

4:30 AM+1 day

PST at work

5:00 PM

5:30 AM+1 day

Neither at work

6:00 PM

6:30 AM+1 day

Neither at work

7:00 PM

7:30 AM+1 day

Neither at work

8:00 PM

8:30 AM+1 day

IST at work

9:00 PM

9:30 AM+1 day

IST at work

10:00 PM

10:30 AM+1 day

IST at work

11:00 PM

11:30 AM+1 day

IST at work

## A team split between PT and India is never at work together between 9 AM and 5 PM.

Taking 9 AM to 5 PM on each clock as the working day, the two zones are never at work at the same moment, so a meeting means an early start or a late finish on one side.

_Figure: A day on PST clocks with PST and IST working hours, 9 AM to 5 PM on each clock. They share no hours._

One day on PST clocks, with the same moments read on IST clocks underneath.

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## The gap between PST and IST moves between 12 hours 30 minutes and 13 hours 30 minutes during the year.

India Standard Time never changes its clocks, but the United States does, so the gap moves by an hour each time Pacific Time moves.

_Figure: The gap between PST and IST through 2026 and 2027, coloured by size: 12 hours 30 minutes, 13 hours 30 minutes._

Each bar is one calendar year, January on the left. Days are coloured by the gap between PST and IST.

### These are the clock changes of both zones in 2026 and 2027.

Clock changes of Pacific Time and India Standard Time in 2026 and 2027

Date

What changes

Gap after

Sunday, March 8, 2026

-   Pacific Time: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM PDT.

12 hours 30 minutes

Sunday, November 1, 2026

-   Pacific Time: clocks go back 1 hour at 2:00 AM, to 1:00 AM PST.

13 hours 30 minutes

Sunday, March 14, 2027

-   Pacific Time: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM PDT.

12 hours 30 minutes

Sunday, November 7, 2027

-   Pacific Time: clocks go back 1 hour at 2:00 AM, to 1:00 AM PST.

13 hours 30 minutes

## PST stands for Pacific Time and IST for India Standard Time on this page.

Pacific Time is PST (UTC−8) in winter and PDT (UTC−7) in summer. People write PST all year, and this page does too; the clock reads PDT right now. It moves its clocks forward at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and back at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November.

IST on this page means India Standard Time, UTC+5:30, which India keeps all year. The same letters are also used for Irish Standard Time and Israel Standard Time.

## These nearby time zone pairs show the time right now too.

-   [IST to PST](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter/ist-to-pst)
-   [PST to EST](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter/pst-to-est)
-   [PST to CST](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter/pst-to-cst)
-   [PST to UTC](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter/pst-to-utc)
-   [EST to PST](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter/est-to-pst)
-   [IST to EST](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter/ist-to-est)
-   [CST to PST](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter/cst-to-pst)

The [time zone converter](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-zone-converter) reads one moment on up to 12 clocks, the [military time converter](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/military-time-converter) turns 24-hour times into AM and PM, and the [time duration calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-duration-calculator) measures the hours between two moments.

## Here are four questions about PST to IST, answered.

What is 9 AM PST in IST?

9:00 AM PST is 9:30 PM IST, and 5:00 PM PST is 5:30 AM IST the next day. From Sunday, November 1, 2026 the gap is 13 hours 30 minutes, so 9:00 AM PST is 10:30 PM IST.

What is the time difference between PST and IST?

Pacific Time (PST) is 12 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time (IST). The gap between PST and IST moves between 12 hours 30 minutes and 13 hours 30 minutes during the year. India Standard Time never changes its clocks, but the United States does, so the gap moves by an hour each time Pacific Time moves. After today, it becomes 13 hours 30 minutes on Sunday, November 1, 2026 and then 12 hours 30 minutes on Sunday, March 14, 2027.

Does India change its clocks?

No. India Standard Time stays at UTC+5:30 all year, so the gap to Pacific Time only moves when PT does. In 2026: Mar 8 and Nov 1. In 2027: Mar 14 and Nov 7. The letters IST also stand for Irish and Israel Standard Time; this page uses India.

What is a good time for a meeting between PST and IST?

No time is inside 9 AM to 5 PM on both clocks. With an early start or a late finish (7 AM to 9 PM on both sides) there are 2 hours 30 minutes: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM PST (7:00 AM to 9:30 AM IST, the next day).

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