What is the time difference between Santiago and Delhi?

Delhi is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Santiago. 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 Santiago?

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 Santiago observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Santiago runs on UTC-4 in winter and UTC-3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-06, when clocks go forward 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 Santiago, 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 Santiago and Delhi use?

Santiago uses America/Santiago, currently UTC-4, 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 Santiago time to Delhi time

Right now Delhi runs 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Santiago. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Santiago

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-4
Daylight: UTC-3
Next change: 2026-09-06 +60m

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

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

Santiago 23:30–08:30Delhi 09:00–18:00
Santiago 09:00–18:00Delhi 18:30–03:30

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Santiago	Delhi
IANA zone	America/Santiago	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	UTC-4	IST
Standard offset	UTC-4	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	UTC-3	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Chile	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Santiago and Delhi?: Delhi is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Santiago. 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 Santiago?: 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 Santiago observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Santiago runs on UTC-4 in winter and UTC-3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-06, when clocks go forward 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 Santiago, 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 Santiago and Delhi use?: Santiago uses America/Santiago, currently UTC-4, 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.