CET to IST conversion chart
Every full hour of Thursday, October 8, 2026 in Central European Time, and the time in India Standard Time. Pick another date in the converter and the chart follows.
| CET (Berlin) | IST (India) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM 00:00 | 3:30 AM 03:30 |
| 1:00 AM 01:00 | 4:30 AM 04:30 |
| 2:00 AM 02:00 | 5:30 AM 05:30 |
| 3:00 AM 03:00 | 6:30 AM 06:30 |
| 4:00 AM 04:00 | 7:30 AM 07:30 |
| 5:00 AM 05:00 | 8:30 AM 08:30 |
| 6:00 AM 06:00 | 9:30 AM 09:30 |
| 7:00 AM 07:00 | 10:30 AM 10:30 |
| 8:00 AM 08:00 | 11:30 AM 11:30 |
| 9:00 AM 09:00 | 12:30 PM 12:30 |
| 10:00 AM 10:00 | 1:30 PM 13:30 |
| 11:00 AM 11:00 | 2:30 PM 14:30 |
| 12:00 PM 12:00 | 3:30 PM 15:30 |
| 1:00 PM 13:00 | 4:30 PM 16:30 |
| 2:00 PM 14:00 | 5:30 PM 17:30 |
| 3:00 PM 15:00 | 6:30 PM 18:30 |
| 4:00 PM 16:00 | 7:30 PM 19:30 |
| 5:00 PM 17:00 | 8:30 PM 20:30 |
| 6:00 PM 18:00 | 9:30 PM 21:30 |
| 7:00 PM 19:00 | 10:30 PM 22:30 |
| 8:00 PM 20:00 | 11:30 PM 23:30 |
| 9:00 PM 21:00 | 12:30 AM 00:30next day |
| 10:00 PM 22:00 | 1:30 AM 01:30next day |
| 11:00 PM 23:00 | 2:30 AM 02:30next day |
Time difference over the year
The gap between Berlin and India for the next 12 months, with daylight saving time in both places taken into account:
- Oct 8, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026: India is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Berlin
- Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 27, 2027: India is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Berlin
- Mar 28, 2027 to Oct 7, 2027: India is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Berlin
About CET and IST
Central European Time is used in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and most of the EU. It is CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 in the whole country, all year. India does not use daylight saving time.
Comparing more than two places? Add as many cities as you need in the time zone converter. For timestamps from logs or APIs, the Unix timestamp converter turns them into readable dates, and the countdown timer counts down to an event in any time zone.
Popular time zone conversions
- EST to PST
- PST to EST
- CST to EST
- EST to CST
- MST to EST
- PST to CST
- CST to PST
- GMT to EST
- EST to GMT
- UTC to EST
- UTC to PST
- BST to EST
- CET to EST
- CET to IST
- IST to EST
- EST to IST
- PST to IST
- GMT to IST
- JST to EST
- AEST to PST
Frequently asked questions
What is 9 AM CET in IST?
Most of the year, 9 AM CET is 12:30 PM IST. In the weeks when India is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Berlin, it is 1:30 PM.
Does the time difference between CET and IST change?
Yes. Over the next 12 months, India is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Berlin on 211 days, and 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of on 154 days, because the two places change their clocks on different dates or not at all.
What does IST stand for?
IST stands for India Standard Time. India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 in the whole country, all year. India does not use daylight saving time.