Current Time in Delhi, India — IST
Delhi, India
09:00:12 PMThursday, November 5, 2026
Quick answer
The current time in Delhi, India is 9:00 PM on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Delhi is on IST (UTC+05:30) all year; no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
Pronunciation
Time facts about Delhi
- CSIR-National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi is the designated custodian of Indian Standard Time and maintains it with caesium atomic clocks and hydrogen masers.Source: drishtiias.com
- The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 761(E), dated 27 August 2026) make NPL-maintained IST the mandatory reference for official and commercial timekeeping, taking effect 180 days after publication.Source: newsonair.gov.in
- To cut traffic and pollution, Delhi government offices worked 10:00–18:30 from 15 November 2025 to 15 February 2026, staggered from municipal (MCD) offices.Source: theweek.in
- Delhi sits about 5.3 degrees west of IST's 82.5E reference meridian, so mean solar noon falls around 12:21 IST.Source: Wikipedia
Time zone and daylight saving time in Delhi
- Time zone (IANA)
- Asia/Kolkata
- Current offset
- IST (UTC+05:30)
- Daylight saving
- No clock changes
Delhi does not change its clocks: it stays on UTC+05:30 all year.
Sun & twilight
Today
Sunrise
06:36 AM
Sunset
05:33 PM
Day length
10h 57m
Solar noon (sun highest): 12:04 PM
Daylight on the solstices
- December solstice (December 21, 2026)
- 10h 19m
- June solstice (June 21, 2027)
- 13h 58m
Time difference and working-hours overlap
Today's values; working day 09:00–17:00 in both places.
| City | Local time | Difference | Their 09:00–17:00 in Delhi | Overlap with Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 10:30 | −10 h 30 min | 19:30–03:30 | None |
| London | 15:30 | −5 h 30 min | 14:30–22:30 | 2 h 30 min (14:30–17:00) |
| Dubai | 19:30 | −1 h 30 min | 10:30–18:30 | 6 h 30 min (10:30–17:00) |
| Hong Kong | 23:30 | +2 h 30 min | 06:30–14:30 | 5 h 30 min (09:00–14:30) |
| Singapore | 23:30 | +2 h 30 min | 06:30–14:30 | 5 h 30 min (09:00–14:30) |
| Shanghai | 23:30 | +2 h 30 min | 06:30–14:30 | 5 h 30 min (09:00–14:30) |
Upcoming public holidays in Delhi
In 3 days
दीपावली (Diwali)
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
PublicIn 19 days
गुरु नानक जयंती (Guru Nanak Jayanti)
Tue, Nov 24, 2026
PublicIn 50 days
क्रिसमस (Christmas)
Fri, Dec 25, 2026
Public
Airports near Delhi
- Indira Gandhi International Airport DEL17 km straight-line
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport BOM1,152 km straight-line
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?
- No. Delhi stays on UTC+05:30 all year, and no clock change is scheduled in the next 12 months.
- What is the time difference between Delhi and London?
- London is 5 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi right now. During the year the gap varies between 4 hours 30 minutes and 5 hours 30 minutes, because London changes its clocks for daylight saving time.
- When is the next public holiday in Delhi?
- Diwali, on Sunday 8 November 2026.
- When do working hours in Delhi overlap with New York and London?
- New York's 09:00–17:00 does not overlap Delhi's working day; London's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Delhi's for 2 hours 30 minutes today (14:30–17:00 Delhi time).
Related pages
Time in other cities, compared with Delhi
Sources
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, applied when the page is generated; the clock runs in your browser. Sun times: NOAA solar equations at 28.65°N, 77.23°E (GeoNames). Holidays: Nager.Date. Airports: OurAirports. About our sources.