Current Local Time in Delhi
India Asia/Kolkata IST UTC+5:30 No clock change
4:59:48 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+5:30 (+05:30)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+5:30
Same on every date
Abbreviation
IST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Delhi never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Asia/Kolkata
India · Asia
Delhi time zone
Delhi keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+5:30, written IST, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Delhi would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+5:30 (IST)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 5:30 PM in January · 5:30 PM in July
Clock changes in Delhi, 2026–2028
Full record for Delhi → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 (IST) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Delhi
Computed for 28.7041°, 77.1025° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:12 PM
Day length
13h 29m
−1m 16s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:27 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:15 AM | 8:39 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 4:47 AM | 8:08 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:18 AM | 7:37 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:43 AM | 7:12 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Delhi runs from about 10h 19m at the shortest day to 13h 58m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:21 PM
- Moonset
- 8:57 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 9:49 AM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 11:08 PM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Delhi
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Time difference between Delhi and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −9:30h | Varies: −9:30h / −10:30h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −8:30h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | −4:30h | Varies: −4:30h / −5:30h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | −2:30h | Varies: −2:30h / −3:30h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | −2:30h | Varies: −2:30h / −3:30h |
| Shanghai China | 7:29 PM | +2:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +4:30h | Varies: +5:30h / +4:30h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −12:30h | Varies: −12:30h / −13:30h |
Delhi at a glance
- Country
- India
- Region
- Asia
- Coordinates
- 28.7041° N, 77.1025° E
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Currency
- INR
- Language
- Hindi / English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
- Also written
- दिल्ली
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Questions fréquentes
What time is it in Delhi right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Delhi, India, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Asia/Kolkata time zone rules. Delhi currently runs at UTC+5:30 (IST) all year round.
What time zone is Delhi in?
Delhi uses the IANA time zone Asia/Kolkata, written as IST all year. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Delhi?
Delhi stays at UTC+5:30 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?
No. Delhi does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+5:30 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Delhi and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 9 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 10 hours 30 minutes (New York behind Delhi) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Delhi and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 8 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
What is the time difference between Delhi and London?
For most of 2026, London is 4 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours 30 minutes (London behind Delhi) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Delhi?
Day length in Delhi ranges from about 10h 19m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 58m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 28.70°, longitude 77.10°.