PHT to IST Converter

Category: Time Zone Converters

- July 10, 2025

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Philippine Time (PHT)

UTC+8 • Manila, Cebu, Davao

Conversion Settings

Configure your timezone conversion preferences

Auto Convert

Daylight Saving Aware

Show UTC Offset

Show Seconds

India Standard Time (IST)

UTC+5:30 • Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore

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Select a time to convert

Time Difference: --

UTC Offset (PHT): +8

UTC Offset (IST): +5:30

DST Status: --

PHT Time: --

IST Time: --

Time Format:

Current PHT: --:--:--

Current IST: --:--:--

🌏 PHT is UTC+8 and IST is UTC+5:30. Neither timezone observes daylight saving time, maintaining a constant 2.5-hour difference year-round.

PHT to IST Conversion Guide

What is PHT to IST Conversion?

PHT to IST conversion helps you translate time between Philippine Time and India Standard Time. PHT is UTC+8 and never changes, while IST is UTC+5:30 and also never changes. The time difference is consistently 2 hours and 30 minutes, with PHT always ahead of IST throughout the year.

Time Zone Information

Philippine Time (PHT): Used throughout the Philippines. Always UTC+8 with no daylight saving time since 1990.

India Standard Time (IST): Used throughout India. Always UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving time since 1945.

Time Difference: PHT is consistently 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of IST year-round.

Daylight Saving Time Status

Philippines: Has not observed daylight saving time since 1990, maintaining stable UTC+8 offset

India: Has not observed daylight saving time since 1945, maintaining stable UTC+5:30 offset

Consistent Difference: The 2.5-hour difference remains constant throughout the year

Common Conversion Examples

Business Hours

PHT 9:00 AM → IST 6:30 AM

PHT 5:00 PM → IST 2:30 PM

Standard business day conversion

Meeting Times

PHT 10:30 AM → IST 8:00 AM

PHT 3:30 PM → IST 1:00 PM

Good overlap for business calls

Early Hours

PHT 12:00 AM → IST 9:30 PM (previous day)

PHT 2:30 AM → IST 12:00 AM

Date change considerations

Evening Coordination

PHT 6:00 PM → IST 3:30 PM

PHT 11:30 PM → IST 9:00 PM

End of day scheduling

Conversion Tips & Best Practices

• Both countries use stable time zones with no daylight saving changes

• Subtract 2 hours and 30 minutes from PHT to get IST

• Business hours overlap from PHT 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM (IST 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM)

• IST uses a unique 30-minute offset, making it UTC+5:30

• PHT covers the entire Philippines despite spanning multiple geographic time zones

• Both regions are important outsourcing and business process destinations

Your PHT to IST Time Converter

Need to coordinate a call from the Philippines to India, or figure out when a report sent at 3 PM in Manila will reach a colleague in Delhi? That’s where the PHT to IST Time Converter comes in. With just a couple of clicks, it helps you instantly translate time between Philippine Time (PHT) and India Standard Time (IST), which are consistently 2 hours and 30 minutes apart. To get your bearings quickly, here’s a reference table showing which countries fall into each timezone:

Philippine Time (PHT) 🇵🇭 UTC+8	India Standard Time (IST) 🇮🇳 UTC+5:30
🇵🇭 Philippines 🇲🇴 Macau 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇨🇳 China 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇦🇺 Western Australia (parts) 🇧🇳 Brunei 🇲🇳 Mongolia (some parts) 🇷🇺 Russia (Irkutsk Oblast)	🇮🇳 India 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

What this tool does for you

This converter takes the guesswork out of dealing with time differences between the Philippines and India. Whether you're scheduling a Zoom call or simply figuring out when a delivery or task crosses the border, the tool lets you enter a time in either PHT or IST and instantly see the equivalent in the other timezone. It automatically accounts for each zone’s unique offset from UTC and doesn’t get tripped up by daylight saving rules, since neither country observes it.

Why it’s useful beyond the basics

Both the Philippines and India are massive players in global business and outsourcing. That means people in Manila and Mumbai are constantly in touch. And while it’s tempting to do the 2.5-hour difference in your head, it gets messy fast when you're juggling dates, seconds, and 12 vs 24-hour formats. This tool handles all of that for you. It’s accurate, fast, and you can even choose to show or hide seconds, UTC offsets, and use 12 or 24-hour time.

Here’s how to use it, step by step

1. Set your base time

Start by choosing the date and time in either Philippine Time or India Standard Time. You’ll see a dropdown right above the inputs, which lets you pick whether your input is in PHT or IST.

2. Decide on extra options

There’s a box labeled "Conversion Settings" with a few helpful toggles:

Auto Convert lets you see the new time instantly after changing input values
Daylight Saving Aware is there for future-proofing, but has no effect here since neither country uses DST
Show UTC Offset reveals each time zone’s UTC base offset in your result
Show Seconds is great if you're doing tight timekeeping

3. Hit Convert (or let it auto-convert)

If Auto Convert is off, press the “Convert Time” button to see the result. You’ll get both the main converted time and the formatted output, with date labels and details including time difference and offsets.

4. Swap directions if needed

Click the “Swap” button if you want to flip the input/output direction. For example, if you were converting from PHT to IST, swapping will now let you convert from IST to PHT instead.

5. Set to Now or Reset

The “Now” button pulls in the current time from the selected input timezone. Great for quick checks. The “Reset” button sets everything back to default so you can start fresh.

Extra settings and power-user tips

Use keyboard shortcuts: Space or Enter converts the time, “S” swaps timezones, “N” inputs the current time, “R” resets, and “F” toggles between 12 and 24-hour format
Live clocks for both zones update every second in the lower-right section
You don’t need to worry about date rollovers. It handles day and even month changes when converting between late-night and early-morning times

Example: Manila to New Delhi Meeting

Let’s say you're in Manila and want to schedule a 3:00 PM video call with a team in New Delhi. Type in July 12, 2025 at 15:00 and select PHT as your input. The output will immediately show 12:30 PM IST. Quick, clean, no calculator needed.

Make timezone juggling a whole lot easier

Whether you're freelancing from Cebu or managing a team from Bangalore, this tool keeps your time straight and meetings smooth. It saves you from confusion, helps avoid missed calls, and lets you focus on the work, not the math. The 2.5-hour gap between PHT and IST never changes, and now you won’t have to guess it ever again.