Time zone in New Delhi
New Delhi is on India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Kolkata: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
India uses a single time zone for the whole country, India Standard Time (IST), at UTC+5:30, with no daylight saving time. The half hour catches many people out: when it is noon in London in winter, it is 5:30 PM in New Delhi.
New Delhi shares its time with Mumbai.
By the sun, noon in New Delhi falls at about 12:21 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 77.21° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in New Delhi.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in New Delhi, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1:30 AM | 2:30 AM |
| Los Angeles | 10:30 PM, day before | 11:30 PM, day before |
| London | 6:30 AM | 7:30 AM |
| Paris | 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
| Tokyo | 3:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| Sydney | 5:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, New Delhi does not.
Best time to call New Delhi from New York
To reach someone at work in New Delhi from New York: in January, the best window is from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM in New York, which is 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM in New Delhi (outside strict office hours on one side). In July, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM in New York, which is 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM in New Delhi.
Detailed time differences: Paris and New Delhi. For any other city, use the time zone converter.