Time in Delhi, India 🇮🇳
The current local time in Delhi, India is anchored on Delhi. The union territory uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone (UTC +05:30).
Delhi local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 IST
Union Territory information
Delhi
Union Territory of India
Population: 16,787,941
Public holidays in Delhi in 2026
6 public holidays apply in Delhi, the same days as the national calendar.
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Jan | Republic Day | |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | |
| Tue 14 Apr | Ambedkar Jayanti | |
| Sat 15 Aug | Independence Day | |
| Fri 2 Oct | Gandhi Jayanti | |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Delhi vs. major cities
How far Delhi is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Delhi, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Delhi | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −9:30 h | 23:30 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −12:30 h | 20:30 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −8:30 h | 00:30 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −4:30 h | 04:30 | 13:30–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −1:30 h | 07:30 | 10:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Beijing · China | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Tokyo · Japan | +3:30 h | 12:30 | 09:00–13:30 |
Shared office hours are shown in Delhi time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Delhi
Delhi has kept the same UTC +05:30 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Delhi stays on UTC +05:30 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Other cities in the same time zone
Delhi time questions
- What time zone is Delhi in?
- Delhi uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone: UTC +05:30.
- Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?
- No. Delhi keeps the same clock all year, so its time difference with places that do change (in India or abroad) shifts by an hour twice a year.
- How many public holidays does Delhi have in 2026?
- 6 public holidays apply in Delhi in 2026, the same days as the national list.
Explore Delhi
More on Delhi: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Delhi.