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CST to IST

India Standard Time is 11 hours 30 min ahead of Central Time in January, when the clocks read CST (UTC−6) and IST (UTC+5:30), and 10 hours 30 min ahead in July, when they read CDT (UTC−5) and IST (UTC+5:30).

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    CST to IST, hour by hour

    Each hour of the day in Central Time, and the time in India Standard Time at that moment.

    CST / CDTIST, JanuaryIST, July
    12:00 am11:30 am10:30 am
    1:00 am12:30 pm11:30 am
    2:00 am1:30 pm12:30 pm
    3:00 am2:30 pm1:30 pm
    4:00 am3:30 pm2:30 pm
    5:00 am4:30 pm3:30 pm
    6:00 am5:30 pm4:30 pm
    7:00 am6:30 pm5:30 pm
    8:00 am7:30 pm6:30 pm
    9:00 am8:30 pm7:30 pm
    10:00 am9:30 pm8:30 pm
    11:00 am10:30 pm9:30 pm
    12:00 pm11:30 pm10:30 pm
    1:00 pm12:30 am (next day)11:30 pm
    2:00 pm1:30 am (next day)12:30 am (next day)
    3:00 pm2:30 am (next day)1:30 am (next day)
    4:00 pm3:30 am (next day)2:30 am (next day)
    5:00 pm4:30 am (next day)3:30 am (next day)
    6:00 pm5:30 am (next day)4:30 am (next day)
    7:00 pm6:30 am (next day)5:30 am (next day)
    8:00 pm7:30 am (next day)6:30 am (next day)
    9:00 pm8:30 am (next day)7:30 am (next day)
    10:00 pm9:30 am (next day)8:30 am (next day)
    11:00 pm10:30 am (next day)9:30 am (next day)

    When the gap changes in 2026 and 2027

    FromToDifference
    Thu 1 Jan 2026Sat 7 Mar 2026India Standard Time is 11 hours 30 min ahead of Central Time
    Sun 8 Mar 2026Sat 31 Oct 2026India Standard Time is 10 hours 30 min ahead of Central Time
    Sun 1 Nov 2026Sat 13 Mar 2027India Standard Time is 11 hours 30 min ahead of Central Time
    Sun 14 Mar 2027Sat 6 Nov 2027India Standard Time is 10 hours 30 min ahead of Central Time
    Sun 7 Nov 2027and afterIndia Standard Time is 11 hours 30 min ahead of Central Time

    Working hours overlap

    When 9 am – 5 pm on both sides meet, in each side's own time.

    JanuaryJuly
    Central TimeNo overlapNo overlap
    India Standard TimeNo overlapNo overlap

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