🕒 World Time Converter

Compare India, Pakistan & Philippines time to the USA — timezone overlap at a glance. Click any hour to see it in every zone.
Home row (top) sets the day. DST handled automatically via Intl.
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India, Pakistan & Philippines to USA time zone converter

World Time Converter compares India Standard Time (IST), Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) and Philippine Time (PHT) against every US time zone — Eastern (EST/EDT), Central (CST/CDT), Mountain and Pacific (PST/PDT). The grid above shows where working hours overlap so you can pick the best time to meet. US daylight saving time is applied automatically, so the numbers are always current.

India (IST) to USA time

India Standard Time is UTC+5:30 and does not observe daylight saving time. Because only the US side changes, the difference shifts by one hour between summer and winter.

US zoneSummer (US DST)Winter (standard)
Eastern (New York)IST is 9.5 h aheadIST is 10.5 h ahead
Central (Chicago)10.5 h ahead11.5 h ahead
Pacific (Los Angeles)12.5 h ahead13.5 h ahead

Best time for an India–US call: early evening in India (about 6–9 PM IST) lines up with US Eastern morning (roughly 8:30–11:30 AM ET).

Pakistan (PKT) to USA time

Pakistan Standard Time is UTC+5:00 with no daylight saving — 30 minutes behind India.

US zoneSummer (US DST)Winter (standard)
Eastern (New York)PKT is 9 h aheadPKT is 10 h ahead
Central (Chicago)10 h ahead11 h ahead
Pacific (Los Angeles)12 h ahead13 h ahead

Best time for a Pakistan–US call: evening in Pakistan (about 6–9 PM PKT) overlaps US Eastern morning (roughly 9 AM–noon ET).

Philippines (PHT) to USA time

Philippine Time is UTC+8:00 with no daylight saving.

US zoneSummer (US DST)Winter (standard)
Eastern (New York)PHT is 12 h aheadPHT is 13 h ahead
Central (Chicago)13 h ahead14 h ahead
Pacific (Los Angeles)15 h ahead16 h ahead

Best time for a Philippines–US call: morning in the Philippines (about 8–11 PM the night before in the US) — Philippine evening overlaps US Eastern morning.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between India and the USA?
IST (UTC+5:30) is 9.5–10.5 hours ahead of US Eastern and 12.5–13.5 hours ahead of US Pacific, depending on US daylight saving.
What is the time difference between Pakistan and the USA?
PKT (UTC+5) is 9–10 hours ahead of US Eastern and 12–13 hours ahead of US Pacific, depending on US daylight saving.
What is the time difference between the Philippines and the USA?
PHT (UTC+8) is 12–13 hours ahead of US Eastern and 15–16 hours ahead of US Pacific, depending on US daylight saving.
Do India, Pakistan or the Philippines observe daylight saving time?
No — all three use a single fixed zone year-round. Only the US side shifts, changing the difference by an hour between roughly mid-March and early November.