Right now, local time in Delhi is 02:04 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Delhi ranks #20 worldwide by population and #2 in India.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata GMT+5:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Day length
- 11h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 10h 19m (winter) – 13h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Delhi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Delhi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.65° S, 102.77° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 675 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Delhi today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:11
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 16:02
- Maghrib
- 17:39
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 266.6° from north (W (267°))
Full prayer timetable for Delhi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Delhi sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 10m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Delhi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,159 km away; even São Paulo lies some 14,431 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.65° N, 77.23° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:34 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:34 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Delhi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Delhi local time:
Cities sharing Delhi's time zone
Distances from Delhi
| Mumbai | 1,159 km | SSW (203°) |
| Dubai | 2,203 km | W (265°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,759 km | E (92°) |
| Singapore | 4,144 km | SE (132°) |
| Moscow | 4,340 km | NW (325°) |
| Tokyo | 5,833 km | ENE (65°) |
| Paris | 6,585 km | NW (312°) |
| London | 6,710 km | NW (316°) |
| Sydney | 10,429 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,020 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,855 km | NNE (14°) |
| São Paulo | 14,431 km | W (262°) |
Cities near Delhi
- New Delhi4 km · 02:04
- Karol Bāgh4 km · 02:04
- Jāfarābād5 km · 02:04
- Shakar Pur Baramad6 km · 02:04
- Mir Pur Turk7 km · 02:04
- Yamuna Vihar7 km · 02:04
- Khajoori Khas7 km · 02:04
- Bābarpur7 km · 02:04
FAQ
What time is it in Delhi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Delhi (India), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Delhi in?
Delhi runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?
Delhi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Delhi today?
Delhi sees sunrise at 06:31 and sunset at 17:41 today, giving 11h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Delhi tonight?
The moon phase over Delhi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Delhi?
The antipode of Delhi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.65° S, 102.77° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 675 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Delhi?
Delhi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Delhi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Delhi, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.