The short answer
1pm in Costa Rica is 12:30am in India Standard Time on the next day.
Costa Rica is 11 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. It lands deep outside working hours in India Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
Costa Rica☀
1pm
India Standard Time☾
12:30am
next day
Right now
9:56pmCST · UTC-06:00 · Tue, Jun 23
9:26amIST · UTC+05:30 · Wed, Jun 24
Read across to convert
Costa Rica
CST · UTC-06:00
India Standard Time
IST · UTC+05:30
Pinned1pmCosta Rica=12:30amIndia Standard Time · Wed (next day)
12amTue
11:30am
WORK1am
12:30pm
WORK2am
1:30pm
WORK3am
2:30pm
WORK4am
3:30pm
WORK5am
4:30pm
WORK6am
5:30pm
7am
6:30pm
8am
7:30pm
9am
WORK8:30pm
10am
WORK9:30pm
11am
WORK10:30pm
12pm
WORK11:30pm
PINNED
1pm
WORK12:30amWed ·+1d
2pm
WORK1:30amWed ·+1d
3pm
WORK2:30amWed ·+1d
4pm
WORK3:30amWed ·+1d
5pm
4:30amWed ·+1d
6pm
5:30amWed ·+1d
7pm
6:30amWed ·+1d
8pm
7:30amWed ·+1d
NOW
9pm
8:30amWed ·+1d
10pm
9:30amWed ·+1d
WORK11pm
10:30amWed ·+1d
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Costa Rica
7am–8am
India Standard Time
6:30pm–7:30pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amCosta Rica=8:30pmIndia Standard Time
12pmCosta Rica=11:30pmIndia Standard Time
3pmCosta Rica=2:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
5pmCosta Rica=4:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
9pmCosta Rica=8:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Costa Rica
9:56pmCST · UTC-06:00
Cities on this clock
India Standard Time
9:26amIST · UTC+05:30
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Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Costa Rica and India Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Costa Rica and India Standard Time?
- Costa Rica is 11 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 1pm in Costa Rica, what time is it in India Standard Time?
- 1pm in Costa Rica is 12:30am in India Standard Time on the next day. It lands deep outside working hours in India Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Costa Rica and India Standard Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Costa Rica and India Standard Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — CST and IST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.