Convert India Standard Time to East Africa Time
Instantly convert India Standard Time (IST) to East Africa Time (EAT) with our free online calculator.
India Standard Time
10:50:51 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (IST)
East Africa Time
08:20:51 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (EAT)
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24-Hour Comparison
| IST | EAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 10.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 11.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 0.5:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 1.5:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 2.5:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 3.5:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 4.5:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 5.5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 6.5:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 7.5:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 8.5:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 9.5:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 10.5:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 11.5:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 0.5:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 1.5:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 2.5:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 3.5:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 4.5:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 5.5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 6.5:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 7.5:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 8.5:00 PM |
How to Convert India Standard Time to East Africa Time
Formula
To convert India Standard Time (IST) to East Africa Time (EAT): Convert IST to EAT
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 East Africa Time (EAT)
East Africa Time (EAT, IANA: Africa/Nairobi, Africa/Addis_Ababa) is the civil time for East African countries, set at UTC+3:00 year-round (no DST). EAT serves approximately 320 million people across: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, Comoros, Madagascar (mainland — UTC+3), and Mayotte (French territory — UTC+3). EAT shares the same UTC offset as Moscow Standard Time (MSK), Saudi Arabian Standard Time (AST-SA), Turkey Time (TRT), and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) — making coordination with the Middle East and Russia simple year-round. Major EAT cities: Cairo (22M metro — uses EET/CAT not EAT), Nairobi Kenya (4.4M city, 9M metro — diplomatic + UN headquarters for East Africa), Addis Ababa Ethiopia (5M city, 5.5M metro — African Union headquarters), Dar es Salaam Tanzania (5M city, 7M metro), Kampala Uganda (1.7M city, 4M metro), Mogadishu (2.6M), Khartoum (Sudan — uses CAT not EAT). Affects: Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) trading, Serengeti / Maasai Mara safari schedules, Kilimanjaro climbing-permit scheduling.