What is the time difference between Delhi and Buenos Aires?

Buenos Aires is 8 hours 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 Buenos Aires from Delhi?

Between 17:30–18:00 in Delhi, which is 09:00–09:30 in Buenos Aires. 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 Buenos Aires observe daylight saving time?

No. Buenos Aires stays on UTC-3 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Buenos Aires?

It is 03:30 in Buenos Aires, 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 Buenos Aires use?

Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Buenos Aires uses America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, currently UTC-3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Delhi time to Buenos Aires time

Right now Buenos Aires runs 8 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Neither Delhi nor Buenos Aires changes its clocks, so the difference between them is the same every day of the year.

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

Buenos Aires

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-3

When you can actually talk

The window is 30 minutes wide — 17:30–18:00 in Delhi, 09:00–09:30 in Buenos Aires.

Delhi 17:30–18:00Buenos Aires 09:00–09:30

Reference

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

	Delhi	Buenos Aires
IANA zone	Asia/Kolkata	America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Abbreviation	IST	UTC-3
Standard offset	UTC+5:30	UTC-3
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	India	Argentina

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Delhi and Buenos Aires?: Buenos Aires is 8 hours 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 Buenos Aires from Delhi?: Between 17:30–18:00 in Delhi, which is 09:00–09:30 in Buenos Aires. 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 Buenos Aires observe daylight saving time?: No. Buenos Aires stays on UTC-3 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Buenos Aires?: It is 03:30 in Buenos Aires, 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 Buenos Aires use?: Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Buenos Aires uses America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, currently UTC-3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.