Convert India Standard Time to Central European Time
Instantly convert India Standard Time (IST) to Central European Time (CET) with our free online calculator.
India Standard Time
10:50:51 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (IST)
Central European Time
06:20:51 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (CET)
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24-Hour Comparison
| IST | CET |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 8.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 9.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 10.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 11.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 0.5:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 1.5:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 2.5:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 3.5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 4.5:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 5.5:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 6.5:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 7.5:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 8.5:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 9.5:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 10.5:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 11.5:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 0.5:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1.5:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 2.5:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 3.5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 4.5:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 5.5:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 6.5:00 PM |
How to Convert India Standard Time to Central European Time
Formula
To convert India Standard Time (IST) to Central European Time (CET): Convert IST to CET
About India Standard Time (IST)
India Standard Time (IST, IANA: Asia/Kolkata) is the civil time of the Republic of India and Sri Lanka, set at UTC+5:30 — one of the world's most populous 30-minute-offset time zones. India does not observe Daylight Saving Time per the Government of India directive (a brief DST trial in 1942-1945 during WWII was discontinued; subsequent proposals from 2010-2017 were rejected by the Indian Government citing minimal energy savings + agricultural sector disruption). IST is defined as the local mean solar time at 82.5°E longitude (passing through Shankargarh fort in Uttar Pradesh, with the reference clock at the National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi per the Indian Institute of Astrophysics). The 30-minute offset is preserved because India's east-west extent (68°E to 97°E) spans ~28° of longitude — approximately 2 hours of solar time — and the central meridian is most representative for a single unified zone. IST serves approximately 1.4 billion people in India + 22 million in Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka observes SLST = UTC+5:30, identical to IST). Major cities: Mumbai (12.5M), Delhi (16.8M, NCR 29M), Bengaluru (8.4M), Hyderabad (10M), Chennai (7M), Kolkata (4.5M), Ahmedabad (5.5M), Pune (3.1M). Affects: BSE/NSE stock exchanges, IPL Indian Premier League cricket schedules.
About Central European Time (CET)
Central European Time (CET, IANA: Europe/Berlin, Europe/Paris) is the civil time during winter for most of continental Western and Central Europe, set at UTC+1:00. CET serves approximately 460 million people across 26 countries: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (except Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City. CET observes Daylight Saving Time (switching to CEST = UTC+2) from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October per EU Directive 2000/84/EC. The European Commission proposed abolishing the twice-yearly clock change in 2018 (with most countries to be permanently on summer time CEST), but final implementation was postponed indefinitely due to Brexit and COVID-19. CET affects: Frankfurt Stock Exchange / Deutsche Börse / Eurex trading hours, Paris Stock Exchange Euronext trading, European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy meetings, FIFA Champions League match kickoff times (typically 21:00 CET), and the EU Commission Brussels working hours.