Mumbai HoustonTime Converter
Mumbai (IST, UTC+5:30) is currently 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Houston (CDT, UTC−5). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Mumbai, it's the previous day in Houston.
Mumbai (IST) runs 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Houston (CST/CDT). A 9-to-5 workday on one side lands in the other side's evening or night, so the two cities share almost no normal working hours — edge-of-day calls are the trick.
- Time difference
- −10h 30m
- Mumbai
- UTC+5:30
- Houston
- UTC−5
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
Mumbai to Houston conversion table
The next 12 hours in Mumbai and the matching local time in Houston. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Mumbai · IST | Houston · CDT |
|---|---|
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Best time to meet between Mumbai & Houston
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between Mumbai and Houston swings between 11.5 and 10.5 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Mumbai does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.
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One source of truth — for you and your AI
This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am Mumbai time in Houston?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result — not a stale blog post.
- Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
- A machine-readable facts island with IANA zones and every possible offset
- Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
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"iana": "Asia/Kolkata",
"standardUtcOffset": "+05:30",
"daylightUtcOffset": null,
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},
"to": {
"name": "Houston",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "CST",
"daylightAbbreviation": "CDT",
"iana": "America/Chicago",
"standardUtcOffset": "-06:00",
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},
"currentDifferenceMinutes": -630,
"possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
-690,
-630
],
"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 11.5 and 10.5 hours across the year, depending on daylight saving on each side. The clocks on this page show the named zones themselves, which are fixed."
}
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Mumbai and Houston?
Mumbai is currently 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of Houston. Mumbai is on IST (UTC+5:30) and Houston is on CDT (UTC−5). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is Houston ahead of or behind Mumbai?
Houston is currently 10 hours 30 minutes behind Mumbai.
When it is 9:00 AM in Mumbai, what time is it in Houston?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Mumbai, it is 10:30 PM the previous day in Houston.
Do Mumbai and Houston observe daylight saving time?
Mumbai does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in Houston move back 1 hour to CST (UTC−6) on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
How do I convert Mumbai time to Houston time?
Subtract 10 hours 30 minutes from any time in Mumbai to get the time in Houston. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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