IST to Doha Time Converter
Convert India Standard Time (IST) to Doha, Qatar. Pick any date — daylight saving is applied from the IANA time zone database, so the answer is right in March and in November.
IST to Doha
IST is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Doha.
Quick answer. Doha is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind IST, and that gap never changes. Neither IST nor Doha observes daylight saving time, so the same conversion is correct on every date of the year.
Time difference
India Standard Time (IST)
IST UTC+5:30 No DST
Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad.
India runs on a single time zone, UTC+5:30, and has not observed daylight saving time since 1945. The half-hour offset is why IST conversions rarely land on a round hour.
Doha, Qatar
AST UTC+3:00 No DST
Doha and the rest of Qatar.
UTC+3, no DST
IST to Doha conversion table
Every hour of the day for 2026. Neither side observes daylight saving, so this table is correct on every date of the year.
| IST | Doha | 24-hour |
|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | 9:30 PM −1 day | 21:30 |
| 1 AM | 10:30 PM −1 day | 22:30 |
| 2 AM | 11:30 PM −1 day | 23:30 |
| 3 AM | 12:30 AM | 00:30 |
| 4 AM | 1:30 AM | 01:30 |
| 5 AM | 2:30 AM | 02:30 |
| 6 AM | 3:30 AM | 03:30 |
| 7 AM | 4:30 AM | 04:30 |
| 8 AM | 5:30 AM | 05:30 |
| 9 AM | 6:30 AM | 06:30 |
| 10 AM | 7:30 AM | 07:30 |
| 11 AM | 8:30 AM | 08:30 |
| 12 PM | 9:30 AM | 09:30 |
| 1 PM | 10:30 AM | 10:30 |
| 2 PM | 11:30 AM | 11:30 |
| 3 PM | 12:30 PM | 12:30 |
| 4 PM | 1:30 PM | 13:30 |
| 5 PM | 2:30 PM | 14:30 |
| 6 PM | 3:30 PM | 15:30 |
| 7 PM | 4:30 PM | 16:30 |
| 8 PM | 5:30 PM | 17:30 |
| 9 PM | 6:30 PM | 18:30 |
| 10 PM | 7:30 PM | 19:30 |
| 11 PM | 8:30 PM | 20:30 |
Highlighted rows are the 6 hours where a 9–6 working day in IST overlaps a 9–5 working day in Doha.
Popular conversion times
| IST | Doha |
|---|---|
| 9 AM IST | 6:30 AM |
| 10 AM IST | 7:30 AM |
| 11 AM IST | 8:30 AM |
| 12 PM IST | 9:30 AM |
| 3 PM IST | 12:30 PM |
| 5 PM IST | 2:30 PM |
| 6 PM IST | 3:30 PM |
| 8 PM IST | 5:30 PM |
Business hours and meeting times
Comparing a 9:00–18:00 working day in IST against 9:00–17:00 in Doha, across the whole week — a slot only counts if it lands on a working day at both ends.
IST works Monday to Friday while Doha works Sunday to Thursday, so you share 4 working days a week — Monday to Thursday. Friday is a normal working day in IST but a weekend in Doha. Sunday is worked in Doha while IST is off.
Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.
Best recurring slot
1 PM IST = 10:30 AM Doha , every shared working day
Across the week that is 24 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 6 hours.
| Day | Overlap (IST) | Local (Doha) | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12 PM – 6 PM | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | 6 |
| Tuesday | 12 PM – 6 PM | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | 6 |
| Wednesday | 12 PM – 6 PM | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | 6 |
| Thursday | 12 PM – 6 PM | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | 6 |
| Friday | Doha weekend | — | — |
| Saturday | IST weekend | — | — |
| Sunday | IST weekend | — | — |
Public holidays
A shared working day is only usable if neither side is on holiday — and India and Doha build their calendars on different systems, so the days each loses rarely coincide.
Over the next 8 weeks you share 32 working days. 1is lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 31.
| Date | Who is off | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | India | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
Next holidays in India
- Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
- Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
- Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
- Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year
India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.
Next holidays in Doha
- Friday, December 18, 2026Qatar National Daysame date every year
- Tuesday, March 9, 2027Eid al-Fitrpredicted — lunar calendar
- Wednesday, March 10, 2027Eid al-Fitrpredicted — lunar calendar
- Thursday, March 11, 2027Eid al-Fitrpredicted — lunar calendar
- Sunday, May 16, 2027Eid al-Adhapredicted — lunar calendar
Qatar national holidays. Eid closures in the public sector often run longer than the dates shown.
Holiday dates for India and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.
About this conversion
India runs on a single time zone, UTC+5:30, and has not observed daylight saving time since 1945. The half-hour offset is why IST conversions rarely land on a round hour.
UTC+3, no DST
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between IST and Doha?
Doha is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind IST, on every date of the year. Neither side observes daylight saving time.
What time is 9 AM IST in Doha?
9:00 AM IST is 6:30 AM in Doha, all year round.
What is the best time for a meeting between IST and Doha?
Working days overlap for about 6 hours on a typical Monday: 12 PM to 6 PM IST, which is 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM in Doha. For a recurring invite, 1 PM IST / 10:30 AM Doha is the slot that works on the most days.
Does India observe daylight saving time?
No. India has kept a single UTC+5:30 offset since 1945 and does not use daylight saving time, so IST reads the same on every date of the year. Any change in the gap to Doha comes entirely from the other side.
Do IST and Doha share the same working week?
IST works Monday to Friday while Doha works Sunday to Thursday, so you share 4 working days a week — Monday to Thursday. Friday is a normal working day in IST but a weekend in Doha. Sunday is worked in Doha while IST is off. The weekend here falls on Friday and Saturday, so Sunday is a normal working day and Friday is not. Against an Indian Monday-to-Friday week that leaves four shared working days, not five.
How many hours a week do IST and Doha actually overlap?
24 hours across the week, spread over 4 working days. 1 PM IST (10:30 AM Doha) is the slot that works on the most days, so it is the one to put in a recurring invite.
Do public holidays in IST and Doha line up?
Barely. Over the next eight weeks the two sides share 32 working days, and 1 of those is a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 31. The next holiday in Doha is Qatar National Day on 2026-12-18. Indian, Gulf and Western holiday calendars are built on different systems, so the days each side loses rarely coincide.
Is IST ahead of Doha?
Yes. IST runs ahead of Doha by 2 hours and 30 minutes, so a working morning in IST lands the previous evening or night in Doha.
Converting the other way
Looking up times starting from Doha? Use the Doha to IST converter, which leads with Doha as the starting point and is written for that reader.
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