The short answer
9am in India Standard Time is 5:30am in Rome.
India Standard Time is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Rome. It lands deep outside working hours in Rome — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
India Standard Time☀
9am
Rome☾
5:30am
Right now
5pmIST · UTC+05:30 · Mon, Jun 22
1:30pmCEST · UTC+02:00 · Mon, Jun 22
Read across to convert
India Standard Time
IST · UTC+05:30
Rome
CEST · UTC+02:00
Pinned9amIndia Standard Time=5:30amRome
12amMon
8:30pmSun ·−1d
1am
9:30pmSun ·−1d
2am
10:30pmSun ·−1d
3am
11:30pmSun ·−1d
4am
12:30amMon
5am
1:30am
6am
2:30am
7am
3:30am
8am
4:30am
PINNED
9am
WORK5:30am
10am
WORK6:30am
11am
WORK7:30am
12pm
WORK8:30am
1pm
WORK9:30am
WORK2pm
WORK10:30am
WORK3pm
WORK11:30am
WORK4pm
WORK12:30pm
WORKNOW
5pm
1:30pm
WORK6pm
2:30pm
WORK7pm
3:30pm
WORK8pm
4:30pm
WORK9pm
5:30pm
10pm
6:30pm
11pm
7:30pm
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
India Standard Time
1pm–5pm
Rome
9:30am–1:30pm
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amIndia Standard Time=5:30amRome
12pmIndia Standard Time=8:30amRome
3pmIndia Standard Time=11:30amRome
5pmIndia Standard Time=1:30pmRome
9pmIndia Standard Time=5:30pmRome
In context
What each side covers.
India Standard Time
5pmIST · UTC+05:30
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7:30am
Central European Time
1:30pm
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
5pm
Eastern Standard Time
7:30am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
12:30pm
India Standard Time
5pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
4:30am
Eastern Standard Time
7:30am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
1:30pm
India Standard Time
5pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between India Standard Time and Rome. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between India Standard Time and Rome?
- India Standard Time is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Rome 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 9am in India Standard Time, what time is it in Rome?
- 9am in India Standard Time is 5:30am in Rome. It lands deep outside working hours in Rome — 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 India Standard Time and Rome?
- 1pm–5pm in India Standard Time lines up with 9:30am–1:30pm in Rome — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — IST and CEST — 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.