Current Time in New Delhi, India
Live local time in New Delhi with its UTC offset, daylight saving status and the time difference from your location.
New Delhi Asia/Kolkata
About time in New Delhi
New Delhi uses India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year. New Delhi does not use daylight saving time, so its UTC offset never changes.
India uses a single time zone at UTC+5:30, a half-hour offset. The IANA name for the zone is Asia/Kolkata, and the abbreviation IST is also used for Irish and Israel time.
New Delhi keeps India Standard Time, UTC+5:30, every day of the year. One time zone covers the whole country, from Gujarat in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east, and it is measured from the 82.5°E meridian, which passes just west of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. The half hour comes from that choice: 82.5 degrees is five and a half hours of the earth's turn from Greenwich.
India spans almost 30 degrees of longitude, so one clock means the sun keeps very different hours. Solar noon in the far east of Arunachal Pradesh comes almost two hours before solar noon in western Gujarat, while both read the same time.
Because India never changes its clocks, the gap to the US and UK depends only on them. London is 4 hours 30 minutes behind in the British summer and 5 hours 30 minutes in winter. A 6 p.m. call in New Delhi is 8:30 a.m. in New York in summer and 7:30 a.m. in winter, which is why US–India teams often meet at the end of the Indian day.
Time difference between New Delhi and other cities
The table below is calculated live from your browser's time zone data, so it already includes today's daylight saving rules.
| City | Time there now | Compared with New Delhi |
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Sunrise and sunset in New Delhi
Local times in New Delhi, calculated for its coordinates (28.61° N, 77.21° E). They can differ by a minute or two from official tables.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | |||
| March equinox (Mar 20, 2026) | 06:25 | 18:31 | 12h 06m |
| June solstice (Jun 21, 2026) | 05:23 | 19:21 | 13h 58m |
| September equinox (Sep 22, 2026) | 06:09 | 18:18 | 12h 10m |
| December solstice (Dec 21, 2026) | 07:09 | 17:28 | 10h 19m |
Working hours in New Delhi converted to UTC
| Local time in New Delhi | UTC (standard time) |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 03:30 |
| 12:00 | 06:30 |
| 17:00 | 11:30 |
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Frequently asked questions about time in New Delhi
What time zone is New Delhi in?
New Delhi is in the India Standard Time zone (Asia/Kolkata). Its standard UTC offset is UTC+5:30.
Does New Delhi observe daylight saving time?
No. New Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its time difference to cities that do change their clocks shifts by one hour whenever they switch.
When is the longest day of the year in New Delhi?
Around Jun 21, at the June solstice. The sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:21 local time, about 13h 58m of daylight. The shortest day is around Dec 21, with about 10h 19m.
What does a 09:00–17:00 working day in New Delhi look like in UTC?
A 09:00–17:00 working day in New Delhi is 03:30–11:30 UTC in standard time.