What is the time difference between Delhi and Kuala Lumpur?

Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur from Delhi?

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

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

If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Kuala Lumpur?

It is 14:30 in Kuala Lumpur, 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 Kuala Lumpur use?

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

Convert Delhi time to Kuala Lumpur time

Kuala Lumpur is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Delhi right now, so midday in Delhi lands in the afternoon in Kuala Lumpur.

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Hour by hour

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

Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
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

Neither Delhi nor Kuala Lumpur 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

Kuala Lumpur

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 Kuala Lumpur.

Delhi 09:00–15:30Kuala Lumpur 11:30–18:00

Reference

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

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
IANA zone	Asia/Kolkata	Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Abbreviation	IST	UTC+8
Standard offset	UTC+5:30	UTC+8
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	India	Malaysia

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Common questions

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