The short answer
8pm in Pacific Time is 8:30am in India Standard Time on the next day.
Pacific Time is 12 hours 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. That's early morning in India Standard Time, before the typical working day begins.
Pacific Time☀
8pm
India Standard Time☀
8:30am
next day
Right now
11:25pmPDT · UTC-07:00 · Wed, Jun 10
11:55amIST · UTC+05:30 · Thu, Jun 11
Read across to convert
Pacific Time
PDT · UTC-07:00
India Standard Time
IST · UTC+05:30
Pinned8pmPacific Time=8:30amIndia Standard Time · Thu (next day)
12amWed
12:30pm
WORK1am
1:30pm
WORK2am
2:30pm
WORK3am
3:30pm
WORK4am
4:30pm
WORK5am
5:30pm
6am
6:30pm
7am
7:30pm
8am
8:30pm
9am
WORK9:30pm
10am
WORK10:30pm
11am
WORK11:30pm
12pm
WORK12:30amThu ·+1d
1pm
WORK1:30amThu ·+1d
2pm
WORK2:30amThu ·+1d
3pm
WORK3:30amThu ·+1d
4pm
WORK4:30amThu ·+1d
5pm
5:30amThu ·+1d
6pm
6:30amThu ·+1d
7pm
7:30amThu ·+1d
PINNED
8pm
8:30amThu ·+1d
9pm
9:30amThu ·+1d
WORK10pm
10:30amThu ·+1d
WORKNOW
11pm
11:30amThu ·+1d
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet
No shared working hours.
Pacific Time and India Standard Time are too far apart for a working-day overlap. The least-unsociable option is an early-morning call on one side and an evening one on the other — or hand work off asynchronously and let the planet do the waiting.
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amPacific Time=9:30pmIndia Standard Time
12pmPacific Time=12:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
3pmPacific Time=3:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
5pmPacific Time=5:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
9pmPacific Time=9:30amIndia Standard Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Pacific Time
11:25pmPDT · UTC-07:00
Cities on this clock
India Standard Time
11:55amIST · UTC+05:30
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Greenwich Mean Time
7:25am
India Standard Time
11:55am
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
11:25pm
Eastern Standard Time
2:25am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
8:25am
India Standard Time
11:55am
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Pacific Time and India Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Pacific Time and India Standard Time?
- Pacific Time is 12 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 8pm in Pacific Time, what time is it in India Standard Time?
- 8pm in Pacific Time is 8:30am in India Standard Time on the next day. That's early morning in India Standard Time, before the typical working day begins. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Pacific Time and India Standard Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Pacific Time 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 — PDT 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.