What is the time difference between Seoul and Delhi?

Delhi is 3 hours 30 minutes behind Seoul. 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 Seoul?

Between 12:30–18:00 in Seoul, which is 09:00–14:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Seoul observe daylight saving time?

No. Seoul stays on UTC+9 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 Seoul, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 08:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Seoul and Delhi use?

Seoul uses Asia/Seoul, currently UTC+9, 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 Seoul time to Delhi time

Right now Delhi runs 3 hours 30 minutes behind Seoul. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Seoul

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

The window is 5 hours 30 minutes wide — 12:30–18:00 in Seoul, 09:00–14:30 in Delhi.

Seoul 12:30–18:00Delhi 09:00–14:30

Reference

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

	Seoul	Delhi
IANA zone	Asia/Seoul	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	UTC+9	IST
Standard offset	UTC+9	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	South Korea	India

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Seoul and Delhi?: Delhi is 3 hours 30 minutes behind Seoul. 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 Seoul?: Between 12:30–18:00 in Seoul, which is 09:00–14:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Seoul observe daylight saving time?: No. Seoul stays on UTC+9 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 Seoul, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 08:30 in Delhi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Seoul and Delhi use?: Seoul uses Asia/Seoul, currently UTC+9, 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.