India and USA time difference
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India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of USA (New York City)
India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of USA (New York City) right now: 16:30 IST in Mumbai is 07:00 EDT in New York City.
Mumbai · India
IST · UTC+5:30
New York City · USA
EDT · UTC−4
Every zone, right now
| USA | vs Mumbai (IST) |
|---|---|
| New York City07:00 EDT · UTC−4 | Mumbai +9h 30m |
| Chicago06:00 CDT · UTC−5 | Mumbai +10h 30m |
| Denver05:00 MDT · UTC−6 | Mumbai +11h 30m |
| Phoenix04:00 MST · UTC−7 | Mumbai +12h 30m |
| Los Angeles04:00 PDT · UTC−7 | Mumbai +12h 30m |
| Anchorage03:00 AKDT · UTC−8 | Mumbai +13h 30m |
| Adak02:00 HADT · UTC−9 | Mumbai +14h 30m |
| Honolulu01:00 HST · UTC−10 | Mumbai +15h 30m |
Through the year
Daylight saving moves the gap: 10h 30m in January, 9h 30m in July. Next change: Sunday 1 November 2026, when USA’s clocks go back.
Convert a time
- EST to IST — hour-by-hour table
- Mumbai to New York City — city to city
- Plan a meeting — find hours that suit both
- Time zones in India · Time zones in United States
Best hours to call
When are both sides at work?Each column is one hour of the day in the first city; the second row shows the same moment in the other city. Gold means office hours (09:00–18:00), dusk means awake but off work, night means asleep (23:00–07:00). Columns where both rows are gold are good meeting times.
No overlap in standard working hours. Closest workable window: 18:30–23:00 in Mumbai, which is 09:00–13:30 in New York City.
Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)
Questions about the India–USA time difference
- What is the time difference between India and USA?
- India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of USA (New York City) right now: 16:30 IST in Mumbai is 07:00 EDT in New York City. Across all of their time zones the gap is between 9 hours 30 minutes and 15 hours 30 minutes.
- What time is it in USA when it is 9 am in India?
- At 09:00 in Mumbai it is 23:30 the next day in New York City.
- Does the time difference between India and USA change during the year?
- Yes. Because of daylight saving the gap is 10 hours 30 minutes in January and 9 hours 30 minutes in July. It next changes on Sunday 1 November 2026, when USA changes its clocks.
Other pairs: every country time difference. Times are computed from the IANA time zone database.