Current Time in New Delhi
The live local time in New Delhi, India — computed in your browser from the IANA time zone
Asia/Kolkata, so daylight saving is always applied correctly for today.
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Time zone facts for New Delhi
- IANA time zone:
Asia/Kolkata - Standard offset: UTC+5:30
- Daylight saving: not observed — New Delhi keeps UTC+5:30 all year.
- January / July offset: UTC+5:30 / UTC+5:30
- Offset as of September 2026: UTC+5:30 — daylight saving not in effect
- Next clock change: none scheduled within the next 15 months (as of September 2026)
How New Delhi's offset moves through the year
New Delhi keeps one offset, UTC+5:30, on every day of the year. There is no January-to-July swing — the January and July offsets are both UTC+5:30 — and as of September 2026 no clock change is scheduled within the next 15 months.
That does not make New Delhi's time differences fixed. The gap to any partner that observes daylight saving still moves twice a year — on the partner's transition dates, not on any date of New Delhi's own. A meeting fixed at a New Delhi wall-clock time drifts by the partner's shift amount on each of those dates, and a meeting fixed on the partner's clock drifts by the same amount on New Delhi's. The only pairs that never move are with other cities that also keep one offset all year.
New Delhi's offset is not a whole number of hours: as of September 2026 it is UTC+5:30. The difference to any whole-hour zone therefore always ends in :30, and rounding it to the nearest hour puts a meeting 30 minutes off. Every difference on this page is stated to the minute for that reason.
The gap to London, New York, and Tokyo across the year
The differences below were computed at build time by scanning the coming twelve months of the IANA time zone database for each pair, locating every instant at which either city changes its clocks, and reading the gap on each side of it. "As of September 2026" is the gap today; "over the year" is the full range the pair takes before the same month comes round again, from New Delhi's point of view.
| Reference | New Delhi is, as of September 2026 | Over the coming year | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 4:30 hours ahead | 4:30 hours ahead to 5:30 hours ahead | only London changes its clocks |
| New York | 9:30 hours ahead | 9:30 hours ahead to 10:30 hours ahead | only New York changes its clocks |
| Tokyo | 3:30 hours behind | does not change | neither side changes its clocks |
Two things are visible at once: the gap to Tokyo is one number all year, while the gap to London and New York is not. The mechanism in each case is set out below, with the exact instants at which the gap moves.
New Delhi and London
As of September 2026, New Delhi is 4:30 hours ahead of London. London changes its clocks for daylight saving and New Delhi does not. Each London transition therefore moves the gap by the full size of that shift, and nothing ever moves it back except the next London transition. The gap changes twice in the coming twelve months, always on London's dates — New Delhi's calendar plays no part.
- From Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM (New Delhi time), when London changes clocks: New Delhi is 5:30 hours ahead of London.
- From Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 6:30 AM (New Delhi time), when London changes clocks: New Delhi is 4:30 hours ahead of London.
New Delhi and New York
As of September 2026, New Delhi is 9:30 hours ahead of New York. New York changes its clocks for daylight saving and New Delhi does not. Each New York transition therefore moves the gap by the full size of that shift, and nothing ever moves it back except the next New York transition. The gap changes twice in the coming twelve months, always on New York's dates — New Delhi's calendar plays no part.
- From Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM (New Delhi time), when New York changes clocks: New Delhi is 10:30 hours ahead of New York.
- From Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 12:30 PM (New Delhi time), when New York changes clocks: New Delhi is 9:30 hours ahead of New York.
New Delhi and Tokyo
As of September 2026, New Delhi is 3:30 hours behind Tokyo. Neither New Delhi nor Tokyo changes its clocks, so the difference is the same number on every day of the year. There is nothing to remember and nothing to re-check in spring or autumn.
Ranked by how many of the 365 scanned days each gap spends at its most common value, from New Delhi's point of view: Tokyo 365 (it never moves), New York 232 (9:30 hours ahead), and London 211 (4:30 hours ahead).
Working hours that overlap
Assume a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working day in New Delhi and the same in each reference city. The overlap is then a plain consequence of the gap, and it changes whenever the gap does — so where a pair takes more than one gap during the year, both readings are given. As of September 2026:
- London: 3 hours 30 minutes — 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM in New Delhi, which is 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM in London. When New Delhi is 5:30 hours ahead of London — the rest of the year — the overlap is 2 hours 30 minutes — 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM in New Delhi, which is 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM in London.
- New York: none at any gap the pair takes during the year — a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM day in New Delhi never meets a 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM day in New York.
- Tokyo: 4 hours 30 minutes — 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in New Delhi, which is 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM in Tokyo.
The 9-to-5 window is a convention, not a fact about anyone's hours. The Meeting Planner takes each participant's actual working hours and evaluates the overlap for the specific date, so a slot chosen in one season is still checked against the other side's clock in the next.
New Delhi time — frequently asked questions
What time zone is New Delhi in?
New Delhi uses the IANA time zone Asia/Kolkata. Its standard offset is UTC+5:30, all year round.
Does New Delhi observe daylight saving time?
No. New Delhi keeps UTC+5:30 throughout the year, so its clocks never shift for daylight saving.
When do the clocks next change in New Delhi?
As of September 2026, no clock change is scheduled for New Delhi within the next 15 months — the offset stays UTC+5:30.
How does New Delhi time compare with UTC, London, and New York?
As of September 2026, New Delhi is on UTC+5:30 and 4:30 hours ahead of London and 9:30 hours ahead of New York. These differences shift whenever either side changes its clocks for daylight saving.
How far ahead of or behind New York is New Delhi over the year?
As of September 2026, New Delhi is 9:30 hours ahead of New York. Over the coming twelve months the difference ranges from 9:30 hours ahead to 10:30 hours ahead, changing twice, because New York changes its clocks for daylight saving and New Delhi does not. The dates of each change are listed on this page under "New Delhi and New York".
Why does a standing meeting between New Delhi and London move by 1 hour during the year?
Because London changes its clocks for daylight saving and New Delhi does not. A meeting fixed at one wall-clock time in New Delhi lands 1 hour earlier or later on London's clock after each London transition, and a meeting fixed in London does the same on New Delhi's clock. As of September 2026, the next such change is on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM (New Delhi time). Decide which city's calendar the meeting is anchored to, and expect the other side to move twice in the coming year.
Business-hours overlap
When it is 9:00 AM in New Delhi (as of September 2026), it is 4:30 AM in London, 11:30 PM the previous day in New York, and 12:30 PM in Tokyo. These readings shift when any of the cities changes its clocks — the Meeting Planner computes the overlap for your exact date.
Zone-to-zone converter pages for New Delhi
IST — India Standard Time. New Delhi is the anchor city for IST on this site. The same letters also mean: Irish Standard Time; Israel Standard Time. Each converter page states which meaning it uses.
- IST to EST — India and the US East Coast.
- IST to PST — India and the US West Coast.
- IST to GMT — India and the United Kingdom.
Of the 3 corridors anchored on IST, as of September 2026: 3 lead to a zone that changes its clocks (EST, PST, and GMT), so those gaps move on the partner's dates and never on New Delhi's.
Convert a time for New Delhi
Planning a call or a deadline? Use the Time Zone Converter to translate any date and time to or from New Delhi — DST-correct for that exact date — or line up working hours side by side in the Meeting Planner. For the corridors people search for by abbreviation — IST to EST, IST to PST, IST to GMT and the rest — the zone-to-zone converter pages explain, pair by pair, whether the gap moves during the year and when.
Time in other major cities
Every city links to its own page like this one. For a dedicated full-page world clock, visit our sibling site, wrldclock.com.
All times are computed locally in your browser from its IANA time zone data and your device's clock — checked against our own server with an anonymous timestamp request where possible. Nothing you enter is transmitted. See the methodology page.