CST to IST Time Converter
Live current time
Central Standard Time (CST)
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UTC-06:00
India Standard Time (IST)
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UTC+05:30
CST → IST Converter
CST to IST Conversion Table (Every Hour)
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About CST and IST
Central Standard Time (CST)
Central Standard Time (CST) covers the central United States, parts of Canada, Mexico, and Central America. It is UTC-06:00 during standard time and UTC-05:00 during daylight saving (CDT, second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).
India Standard Time (IST)
India Standard Time (IST) is the single time zone for the entire Indian subcontinent. Major cities operating on IST include New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata. IST is UTC+05:30 and never changes for daylight saving.
Daylight Saving Time
India Standard Time does not observe daylight saving — IST is fixed at UTC+05:30 all year. US Central Time switches to Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC-05:00) on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM, and reverts to CST (UTC-06:00) on the first Sunday of November at 2:00 AM. This means the IST↔Central difference is 11 hours 30 minutes in winter (CST) and 10 hours 30 minutes in summer (CDT).