IST to CST Converter
India Standard Time (UTC+5:30) → China Standard Time (UTC+8:00)
IST (India Standard Time)
09:28:41 PM
Wed, Mar 18, 2026
UTC+5:30
2 hours 30 minutes ahead
CST (China Standard Time)
11:58:41 PM
Wed, Mar 18, 2026
UTC+8
Time Difference
- IST offset
- UTC+5:30
- CST offset
- UTC+8:00
- Difference
- 2 hours 30 minutes ahead
- Best overlap
- 9 AM–1 PM / 12 PM–4 PM
Time Comparison
IST (India Standard Time)India Standard Time9:28 PM
CST (China Standard Time)China Standard Time11:58 PM
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NOW9pm
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MAR 182am
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24-Hour Conversion Table
Based on standard time (Jan 15 reference). Actual times may differ during DST transitions.
| IST | CST |
|---|---|
| 5:30 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:30 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 7:30 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 8:30 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 10:30 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 11:30 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 12:30 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 3:30 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 4:30 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 5:30 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 6:30 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 7:30 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 8:30 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:30 PM | 12:00 AM+1 day |
| 10:30 PM | 1:00 AM+1 day |
| 11:30 PM | 2:00 AM+1 day |
| 12:30 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 1:30 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 2:30 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:30 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 4:30 AM | 7:00 AM |
Highlighted rows indicate business hours (9 AM–5 PM) in IST.
What is IST?
- Full name
- India Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- IANA timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Observes DST
- No
What is CST?
- Full name
- China Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC+8:00
- IANA timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Observes DST
- No
Countries observing IST
- •India
- •Sri Lanka
Countries observing CST
- •China
- •Taiwan
- •Philippines (informally)