What is the time difference between Delhi and Almaty?

Almaty is 30 minutes behind Delhi. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Almaty from Delhi?

Between 09:30–18:00 in Delhi, which is 09:00–17:30 in Almaty. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?

No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Almaty observe daylight saving time?

No. Almaty stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Almaty?

It is 11:30 in Almaty, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Delhi and Almaty use?

Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Almaty uses Asia/Almaty, currently UTC+5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Delhi time to Almaty time

Almaty is 30 minutes behind Delhi right now, so midday in Delhi lands in the morning in Almaty.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Delhi, across for Almaty.

Delhi	Almaty
00:00	23:30previous day
01:00	00:30
02:00	01:30
03:00	02:30
04:00	03:30
05:00	04:30
06:00	05:30
07:00	06:30
08:00	07:30
09:00	08:30
10:00	09:30
11:00	10:30
12:00	11:30
13:00	12:30
14:00	13:30
15:00	14:30
16:00	15:30
17:00	16:30
18:00	17:30
19:00	18:30
20:00	19:30
21:00	20:30
22:00	21:30
23:00	22:30

Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

Almaty

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5

When you can actually talk

The window is 8 hours 30 minutes wide — 09:30–18:00 in Delhi, 09:00–17:30 in Almaty.

Delhi 09:30–18:00Almaty 09:00–17:30

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Delhi	Almaty
IANA zone	Asia/Kolkata	Asia/Almaty
Abbreviation	IST	UTC+5
Standard offset	UTC+5:30	UTC+5
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	India	Kazakhstan

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Delhi and Almaty?: Almaty is 30 minutes behind Delhi. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Almaty from Delhi?: Between 09:30–18:00 in Delhi, which is 09:00–17:30 in Almaty. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?: No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Almaty observe daylight saving time?: No. Almaty stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Almaty?: It is 11:30 in Almaty, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Delhi and Almaty use?: Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Almaty uses Asia/Almaty, currently UTC+5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.