Lat/Long: 28.61° N, 77.21° E Elevation: 211 m above sea level Population rank: #145 of 3,570 cities in India by population Country: 🇮🇳 India ( Asia ) IANA Timezone: Asia/Kolkata Solar time: clocks run about 20m ahead of the sun UTC Offset: +05:30 Daylight Saving Time: No ❌ Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in India: IST Local time in New Delhi runs on a UTC +5:30 offset ( Asia/Kolkata ). There is no daylight-saving shift here; the offset stays fixed year-round. Day and night are close to even today, with about 12 hours of daylight. New Delhi sits far enough from the equator to feel a clear, if moderate, change of seasons. New Delhi sits at a modest 211 m above sea level. The nearest big city, Mumbai , is a distant 1148 km away. A major centre in India , New Delhi keeps a busy schedule across its time zone. The sun rises over New Delhi at 06:09 and sets at 18:19, giving 12h 09m of daylight today. Time & Daylight in New Delhi Daylight Hours in New Delhi New Delhi gets 12h 10m of daylight today. Sunrise in New Delhi is at 06:09 and sunset in New Delhi is at 18:19. Daylight ranges from about 10h 19m near the December solstice to 13h 58m near the June solstice. Time Difference Between New Delhi and Major Cities Live local time and the difference from New Delhi right now. Best Time to Call New Delhi How standard business hours (9:00 to 17:00) in major hubs line up with the clock in New Delhi: New York : 9:00-17:00 there is 18:30 to 02:30 in New Delhi. London : 9:00-17:00 there is 13:30 to 21:30 in New Delhi. Tokyo : 9:00-17:00 there is 05:30 to 13:30 in New Delhi. Other Cities in India with Local Time Browse Time in India by cities in alphabetical order:

Time in India › Weather in New Delhi Hourly Forecast in New Delhi Tools to Plan Meetings Prayer Times in New Delhi Add New Delhi Widgets to Your Website Embed free customizable New Delhi widgets on your site. No registration. No coding. 14-day Forecast for New Delhi Sunrise & Sunset Times for New Delhi View detailed past and future sunrise, sunset, and twilight times for New Delhi . Track daylight hours, sun phases, and more. Moon Phases & Times for New Delhi View the detailed moon calendar for New Delhi with moonphases, moonrise, and moonset times for any date. Distances & Clock Changes in New Delhi How Far Is New Delhi From Other Major Cities? New Delhi's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth Dig straight through the Earth from New Delhi and you would surface in the open ocean, near 28.6deg S, 102.8deg W. Frequently Asked Questions about New Delhi The current local time in New Delhi is 01:37 on Monday, September 21, 2026 . New Delhi follows the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Clocks in New Delhi follow the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone ( UTC+05:30 ). It applies to the wider area too and adjusts on its own for daylight saving where that is observed. To turn UTC into New Delhi time, shift the clock 05:30 hours forward , which places New Delhi at UTC+05:30 right now. No. Daylight saving time is not in effect in New Delhi as of September 21, 2026 . New Delhi sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight. Over New Delhi tonight the moon shows a Waxing Gibbous phase at 68.4% illumination. Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In New Delhi, clocks run about 20m ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.