New Delhi time zone
India Standard Time (IST) — UTC+5:30 all year (no daylight saving).
New Delhi — and all of India — runs on India Standard Time, famous for its half-hour offset of UTC+5:30. The clock above shows the exact current time in New Delhi.
- All of India shares one time zone despite spanning nearly 3,000 km east to west
- IST's half-hour offset (UTC+5:30) makes India 9.5–10.5 hours ahead of New York
- India has never observed daylight saving nationwide
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is India's time offset by half an hour?
IST was set midway between two meridians crossing the country — a compromise from 1906 that still defines Indian time as UTC+5:30.
What's the difference between New Delhi and London?
5.5 hours in the UK winter and 4.5 hours during British Summer Time — 6 PM in Delhi is 12:30 or 1:30 PM in London.
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