Best Meeting Times Between US and India Teams (2026): IST to EST, CST, and PST Overlap Guide
The only cheat sheet you need for scheduling with an India team. Exact IST to EST, CST, and PST overlap windows, DST traps, and a fair rotation playbook. -
Coordinating Delhi and Chicago is tricky: 10.5 hours of separation means their standard hours don't intersect. Async-first is your friend here. Reserve real-time meetings for the rare occasions someone can log on before or after hours. Heads up: because Chicago changes its clocks and Delhi doesn't, the difference moves by an hour twice a year. Confirm the overlap around the DST switch. To edit hours, add more timezones, and share with your team, create a free collaborative board.
| UTC (GMT+0) | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
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| Delhi Asia/Kolkata | 5:30am | 6:30am | 7:30am | 8:30am | 9:30am | 10:30am | 11:30am | 12:30pm | 1:30pm | 2:30pm | 3:30pm | 4:30pm | 5:30pm | 6:30pm | 7:30pm | 8:30pm | 9:30pm | 10:30pm | 11:30pm | Next Day 12:30am | 1:30am | 2:30am | 3:30am | 4:30am | |
| Chicago America/Chicago | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | Previous Day 11pm | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm |
The only cheat sheet you need for scheduling with an India team. Exact IST to EST, CST, and PST overlap windows, DST traps, and a fair rotation playbook. -