What is the time difference between Honolulu and Delhi?

Delhi is 15 hours 30 minutes ahead of Honolulu. 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 Honolulu?

Between 17:30–18:00 in Honolulu, which is 09:00–09:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?

No. Honolulu stays on UTC-10 all year, so its clocks never move.

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 Honolulu, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 03:30 in Delhi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Honolulu and Delhi use?

Honolulu uses Pacific/Honolulu, currently UTC-10 (HST), 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 Honolulu time to Delhi time

Delhi is 15 hours 30 minutes ahead of Honolulu right now, so midday in Honolulu lands in the small hours in Delhi.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Honolulu

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-10

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

You have 30 minutes of shared working time: 17:30–18:00 in Honolulu, which is 09:00–09:30 in Delhi.

Honolulu 17:30–18:00Delhi 09:00–09:30

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Honolulu	Delhi
IANA zone	Pacific/Honolulu	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	HST	IST
Standard offset	UTC-10	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	United States	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Honolulu and Delhi?: Delhi is 15 hours 30 minutes ahead of Honolulu. 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 Honolulu?: Between 17:30–18:00 in Honolulu, which is 09:00–09:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Honolulu observe daylight saving time?: No. Honolulu stays on UTC-10 all year, so its clocks never move.
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 Honolulu, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 03:30 in Delhi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Honolulu and Delhi use?: Honolulu uses Pacific/Honolulu, currently UTC-10 (HST), 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.