What is the time difference between Denver and Delhi?

Delhi is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Denver. 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 Delhi from Denver?

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 Denver observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Denver runs on UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?

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

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

It is 23:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Denver and Delhi use?

Denver uses America/Denver, currently UTC-6 (MDT), and Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Denver time to Delhi time

Delhi is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Denver right now, so midday in Denver lands in the late night in Delhi.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Delhi keeps one offset all year while Denver moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Denver

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-7
Daylight: UTC-6
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

Denver 21:30–06:30Delhi 09:00–18:00
Denver 09:00–18:00Delhi 20:30–05:30

Reference

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

	Denver	Delhi
IANA zone	America/Denver	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	MDT	IST
Standard offset	UTC-7	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	UTC-6	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Denver and Delhi?: Delhi is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Denver. 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 Delhi from Denver?: 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 Denver observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Denver runs on UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Delhi observe daylight saving time?: No. Delhi stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Denver, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 23:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Denver and Delhi use?: Denver uses America/Denver, currently UTC-6 (MDT), and Delhi uses Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30 (IST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.