What is the time difference between Delhi and Vancouver?

Vancouver is 12 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Vancouver runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

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

It is 23:30 in Vancouver, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Delhi and Vancouver use?

Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Vancouver uses America/Vancouver, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Delhi time to Vancouver time

Vancouver is 12 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi right now, so midday in Delhi lands in the late night in Vancouver.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Vancouver changes its clocks; Delhi does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

Vancouver

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

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

Delhi 05:30–06:30Vancouver 17:00–18:00
Delhi 09:00–18:00Vancouver 20:30–05:30

Reference

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

	Delhi	Vancouver
IANA zone	Asia/Kolkata	America/Vancouver
Abbreviation	IST	PDT
Standard offset	UTC+5:30	UTC-8
Daylight offset	—	UTC-7
Clock changes this year	0	2
Country	India	Canada

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Delhi and Vancouver?: Vancouver is 12 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Vancouver runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Delhi, what time is it in Vancouver?: It is 23:30 in Vancouver, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Delhi and Vancouver use?: Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST), and Vancouver uses America/Vancouver, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.