IST to WAT
Live, right now. Asia/Kolkata → Africa/Lagos
8:20 pm in IST is
3:50 pm in WAT.
20:20 → 15:50 on a 24-hour clock ·
IST → WAT
IST now
8:20pm
IST · UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
WAT now
3:50pm
WAT · UTC+1
Africa/Lagos
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| IST | WAT | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 7pm Wed | 00:00 → 19:30 | asleep in IST |
| 1am | 8pm Wed | 01:00 → 20:30 | asleep in IST |
| 2am | 9pm Wed | 02:00 → 21:30 | asleep in IST |
| 3am | 10pm Wed | 03:00 → 22:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 4am | 11pm Wed | 04:00 → 23:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 5am | 12am | 05:00 → 00:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 6am | 1am | 06:00 → 01:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 7am | 2am | 07:00 → 02:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 8am | 3am | 08:00 → 03:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 9am | 4am | 09:00 → 04:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 10am | 5am | 10:00 → 05:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 11am | 6am | 11:00 → 06:30 | asleep in WAT |
| 12pm | 7am | 12:00 → 07:30 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 8am | 13:00 → 08:30 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 9am | 14:00 → 09:30 | both at work |
| 3pm | 10am | 15:00 → 10:30 | both at work |
| 4pm | 11am | 16:00 → 11:30 | both at work |
| 5pm | 12pm | 17:00 → 12:30 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 1pm | 18:00 → 13:30 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 2pm | 19:00 → 14:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm now | 3pm | 20:00 → 15:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 4pm | 21:00 → 16:30 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 5pm | 22:00 → 17:30 | asleep in IST |
| 11pm | 6pm | 23:00 → 18:30 | asleep in IST |
Call times
Both places are at work between 2pm and 17:00 in Kolkata — 9am to 11am at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in WAT when it is 8:20 pm in IST?
3:50 pm in WAT the same day.
How many hours ahead is WAT of IST?
WAT is 4 hours 30 minutes behind IST. Neither place changes its clocks, so that gap is the same all year. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between IST and WAT?
Both places are at work between 2pm and 17:00 in Kolkata — 9am to 11am at the other end.