What is the time difference between Delhi and Beijing?

Beijing is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of 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 Beijing from Delhi?

Between 09:00–15:30 in Delhi, which is 11:30–18:00 in Beijing. 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 Beijing observe daylight saving time?

No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

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

It is 14:30 in Beijing, 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 Beijing use?

Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Delhi time to Beijing time

Right now Beijing runs 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Delhi. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Delhi, and what the clock reads in Beijing at that same moment.

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

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

Beijing

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

When you can actually talk

You have 6 hours 30 minutes of shared working time: 09:00–15:30 in Delhi, which is 11:30–18:00 in Beijing.

Delhi 09:00–15:30Beijing 11:30–18:00

Reference

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

	Delhi	Beijing
IANA zone	Asia/Kolkata	Asia/Shanghai
Abbreviation	IST	UTC+8
Standard offset	UTC+5:30	UTC+8
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	India	China

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Delhi and Beijing?: Beijing is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of 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 Beijing from Delhi?: Between 09:00–15:30 in Delhi, which is 11:30–18:00 in Beijing. 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 Beijing observe daylight saving time?: No. Beijing stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Beijing?: It is 14:30 in Beijing, 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 Beijing use?: Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Beijing uses Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.