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09
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18
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AUTO follows the operating system. Working hours drive the green banding on every grid. All four persist on this device only.

IST to CET

IST is UTC+5:30 and CET is UTC+2 today — CET is 3½ hours behind IST. Abbreviations are for reading: this page resolves IST to Asia/Kolkata and CET to Europe/Berlin, which are the names that do not go ambiguous.

IST: India — Irish and Israel Standard Time share the letters. CET: Central European Time, anchored on Berlin.

The working day, side by side

Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours on both sides. Current abbreviations: IST and CEST.

IST and CET hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
City00:00 in IST01:00 in IST02:00 in IST03:00 in IST04:00 in IST05:00 in IST06:00 in IST07:00 in IST08:00 in IST09:00 in IST10:00 in IST11:00 in IST12:00 in IST13:00 in IST14:00 in IST15:00 in IST16:00 in IST17:00 in IST18:00 in IST19:00 in IST20:00 in IST21:00 in IST22:00 in IST23:00 in IST
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CET——000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
  • Working hours
  • Shoulder
  • Night
  • Overlap

Do more with IST and CET

Open in the PlannerAdd more cities or zones, find a meeting time that works for everyone, then share it as a link.Open in Watch ViewKeep IST, CET and other zones on screen as live clocks, under an animated sky and sun.

Common questions

What is IST in CET?

CET is 3½ hours behind IST today: noon in IST is 08:30 in CET.

Is IST the same all year?

India — Irish and Israel Standard Time share the letters. An abbreviation describes an offset at a moment, not a place — the zone identifier Asia/Kolkata is the unambiguous name.

When can IST and CET meet?

Working hours overlap for 6 hours a day: the shaded overlap is 09:00–15:00 in CET (12:00–18:00 your time).

IST converted to other zones