Convert New York time to Delhi time

Hour by hour

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

Daylight saving time

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

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.

• New York 23:30–08:30Delhi 09:00–18:00
• New York 09:00–18:00Delhi 18:30–03:30

Reference

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

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Common questions

What is the time difference between New York and Delhi?

Delhi is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. 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 New York?

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 New York observe daylight saving time?

Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 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 New York, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 21:30 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 New York and Delhi use?

New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), 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.