What is the time difference between Delhi and Lima?

Lima is 10 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 Lima from Delhi?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?

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

Does Lima observe daylight saving time?

No. Lima stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.

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

It is 01:30 in Lima, 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 Lima use?

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

Convert Delhi time to Lima time

Lima is 10 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi right now, so midday in Delhi lands in the small hours in Lima.

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Hour by hour

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

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

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

Lima

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Delhi and one in Lima do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Delhi 09:00–18:00Lima 22:30–07:30
Delhi 19:30–04:30Lima 09:00–18:00

Reference

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

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

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Delhi and Lima?: Lima is 10 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 Lima from Delhi?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?: No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Lima observe daylight saving time?: No. Lima stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Lima?: It is 01:30 in Lima, 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 Lima use?: Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Lima uses America/Lima, currently UTC-5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.