PST to IST time
India is 12½ hours ahead of California in summer and 13½ hours ahead in winter: 9:00 AM in Los Angeles is 9:30 PM in India from March to November and 10:30 PM from November to March. A West Coast evening is the next morning in India.
Convert the other way: IST → PST
Calling home from the West Coast
The Bay Area, Seattle and Southern California have large Indian communities, and the time difference makes the evening the natural time to call. In winter, 8:00 PM Pacific is 9:30 AM the next day in India; in summer it is 8:30 AM. Calls before about 9:30 AM Pacific still catch India before 10:00 PM in summer, which is the last comfortable slot for most families.
The middle of the Californian day is the dead zone: noon Pacific is 12:30 or 1:30 AM in India. For birthdays and festivals, remember that India reaches the date first; a Diwali greeting sent on the evening of the festival in California arrives the morning after in India.
Cricket and Indian TV on Pacific time
IPL evening matches start at 7:30 PM IST, which is 7:00 AM Pacific because the season runs during US daylight time. Afternoon double-header games at 3:30 PM IST begin at 3:00 AM. India's away Test series in Australia start even earlier by Indian clocks, so West Coast fans often watch them in the afternoon or evening of the previous day.
In summer the 12½-hour gap has a quirk: the clock faces read almost the same, just offset by half a day and half an hour, so 9:00 AM Pacific is 9:30 PM in India. In winter it is 10:30 PM. For the view from India, see IST to PST.
Cities on these zones
Pacific Time PST
PST → IST quick reference
Every hour of the day, using today's offsets (daylight saving is applied automatically).
| PST | IST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 1:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 2:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 9:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 PM |
| PST | IST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | 12:30 AM+1 |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 AM+1 |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 AM+1 |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 AM+1 |
| 4:00 PM | 4:30 AM+1 |
| 5:00 PM | 5:30 AM+1 |
| 6:00 PM | 6:30 AM+1 |
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 AM+1 |
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 AM+1 |
| 9:00 PM | 9:30 AM+1 |
| 10:00 PM | 10:30 AM+1 |
| 11:00 PM | 11:30 AM+1 |
- Difference right now
- IST 12.5 hours ahead of PST
- Shared office hours
- No weekday working hours overlap; one side has to stretch before 9:00 or after 17:00.
- Daylight saving
- Only PST shifts its clocks
Clock changes this year
- Mar 8, 2026PST: clocks go forward, UTC−8 → UTC−7
- Nov 1, 2026PST: clocks go back, UTC−7 → UTC−8
- —IST: no clock changes this year
Other conversions with these zones
Frequently asked questions
- What time is 8 PM Pacific in India?
- 9:30 AM IST the next day in winter and 8:30 AM IST the next day in summer.
- What time do IPL night matches start in California?
- At 7:00 AM Pacific. The 3:30 PM IST afternoon matches start at 3:00 AM Pacific.
- How many hours ahead is India of Los Angeles in summer?
- 12½ hours, from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November. In winter it is 13½ hours.
- What is the latest morning time in California to reach India before bedtime?
- About 9:00–9:30 AM Pacific in summer, which is 9:30–10:00 PM in India. In winter, aim an hour earlier.
- Why is the India–US time difference not a whole number of hours?
- India's offset is UTC+5:30, set by a meridian that runs through the middle of the country, while US zones use whole hours.