What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Delhi?

Delhi is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles?

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 Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles 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.

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 Los Angeles, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 00:30 in Delhi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Delhi use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), 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 Los Angeles time to Delhi time

Right now Delhi runs 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

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

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

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

Los Angeles 17:00–18:00Delhi 05:30–06:30
Los Angeles 20:30–05:30Delhi 09:00–18:00

Reference

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

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

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Delhi?: Delhi is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles?: 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 Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles 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.
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 Los Angeles, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 00:30 in Delhi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Delhi use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), 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.