Convert CDT to IST
IST is 10.5 hours ahead of CDT. CDT is UTC−5 and IST is UTC+5:30.
Right now: CDT · IST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between CDT and IST. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| CDT | IST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 7:30 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 8:30 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 9:30 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 10:30 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 11:30 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 12:30 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 1:30 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 2:30 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 3:30 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
CDT to IST conversion table
| CDT | IST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 3:00 AM | 1:30 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 2:30 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 6:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 8:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 9:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 11:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 12:30 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 1:30 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 2:30 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 3:30 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 4:30 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 5:30 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 6:30 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 7:30 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 8:30 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 9:30 AM (next day) |
About CDT
Central Daylight Time (CDT) is UTC−5. It is used in Chicago, Dallas and Houston from March to November.
About IST
India Standard Time (IST) is UTC+5:30. It is used in all of India and Sri Lanka, on a half-hour offset.
A warning about daylight saving
The abbreviations on this page each denote a single fixed offset, so every figure here is exact. What changes is which abbreviation a place uses. New York is on EST in January and EDT in July, so "New York time" moves by an hour twice a year while EST and EDT themselves never move. When you schedule across zones, name the city rather than the abbreviation, or use UTC — that is what calendar software does internally.