The short answer
8am in India Standard Time is 7:30pm in Pacific Time on the previous day.
India Standard Time is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Pacific Time. That's already evening in Pacific Time, after the typical working day ends.
India Standard Time☀
8am
Pacific Time☀
7:30pm
previous day
Right now
11:57amIST · UTC+05:30 · Thu, Jun 11
11:27pmPDT · UTC-07:00 · Wed, Jun 10
Read across to convert
India Standard Time
IST · UTC+05:30
Pacific Time
PDT · UTC-07:00
Pinned8amIndia Standard Time=7:30pmPacific Time · Wed (previous day)
12amThu
11:30amWed ·−1d
WORK1am
12:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK2am
1:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK3am
2:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK4am
3:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK5am
4:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK6am
5:30pmWed ·−1d
7am
6:30pmWed ·−1d
PINNED
8am
7:30pmWed ·−1d
9am
WORK8:30pmWed ·−1d
10am
WORK9:30pmWed ·−1d
NOW
11am
WORK10:30pmWed ·−1d
12pm
WORK11:30pmWed ·−1d
1pm
WORK12:30amThu
2pm
WORK1:30am
3pm
WORK2:30am
4pm
WORK3:30am
5pm
4:30am
6pm
5:30am
7pm
6:30am
8pm
7:30am
9pm
8:30am
10pm
9:30am
WORK11pm
10:30am
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
India Standard Time
7am–8am
Pacific Time
6:30pm–7:30pm
previous day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amIndia Standard Time=8:30pmPacific Time · prev day
12pmIndia Standard Time=11:30pmPacific Time · prev day
3pmIndia Standard Time=2:30amPacific Time
5pmIndia Standard Time=4:30amPacific Time
9pmIndia Standard Time=8:30amPacific Time
In context
What each side covers.
India Standard Time
11:57amIST · UTC+05:30
Pacific Time
11:27pmPDT · UTC-07:00
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Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
11:27pm
India Standard Time
11:57am
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Standard Time
2:27am
Central European Time
8:27am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
11:57am
Eastern Standard Time
2:27am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
7:27am
India Standard Time
11:57am
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
11:27pm
Eastern Standard Time
2:27am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
8:27am
India Standard Time
11:57am
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between India Standard Time and Pacific Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between India Standard Time and Pacific Time?
- India Standard Time is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Pacific 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 8am in India Standard Time, what time is it in Pacific Time?
- 8am in India Standard Time is 7:30pm in Pacific Time on the previous day. That's already evening in Pacific Time, after the typical working day ends. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between India Standard Time and Pacific Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between India Standard Time and Pacific 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 — IST and PDT — 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.