Current time in Delhi, India
The current local time in Delhi is shown below. Delhi observes IST.
What's the daylight saving status?
Delhi does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- Asia/Calcutta
- Standard abbreviation
- IST
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Delhi?
Delhi shares Indian Standard Time at UTC+5:30 with the rest of India, including the longitude reference point that defines the country's offset. Sitting at around 77.2 degrees east, the city is around 19 minutes behind solar time relative to IST: when the official clock reads noon, the sun has not yet reached its peak. India's single timezone covers a country that spans roughly 30 degrees of longitude, an unusually wide range for a single offset.
What are the working hours in Delhi?
Delhi's working day typically runs 09:30 to 18:00, slightly later than the international norm and reflecting the city's substantial government employment that sets the tone for the wider working calendar. The legislative session of parliament produces visible cycles of activity, especially during the budget session in February and March. Public holidays cluster around Diwali in October or November, Holi in March, and the constitutional Republic Day on 26 January and Independence Day on 15 August, each producing widespread closures.
Where is Delhi?
Delhi sits on the Yamuna River in northern India, the capital region of the country and home to a metropolitan population of around 33 million across the wider National Capital Region. The municipal area of Delhi proper covers around 1,484 square kilometres divided between Old Delhi (the historic Mughal city) and New Delhi (the planned British colonial capital), with extensive surrounding districts that have grown rapidly through the 2010s and 2020s.