What is the time difference between St John's and Delhi?

Delhi is 8 hours ahead of St John's. 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 St John's?

Between 09:00–10:00 in St John's, which is 17:00–18:00 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does St John's observe daylight saving time?

Yes. St John's runs on UTC-3:30 in winter and UTC-2:30 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 St John's, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 20:00 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 St John's and Delhi use?

St John's uses America/St_Johns, currently UTC-2:30, 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 St John's time to Delhi time

Delhi is 8 hours ahead of St John's right now, so midday in St John's lands in the evening in Delhi.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for St John's, across for Delhi.

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

Daylight saving time

Delhi keeps one offset all year while St John's moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

St John's

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-3:30
Daylight: UTC-2:30
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 09:00–10:00 in St John's, 17:00–18:00 in Delhi.

St John's 09:00–10:00Delhi 17:00–18:00

Reference

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

	St John's	Delhi
IANA zone	America/St_Johns	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	UTC-2:30	IST
Standard offset	UTC-3:30	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	UTC-2:30	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Canada	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between St John's and Delhi?: Delhi is 8 hours ahead of St John's. 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 St John's?: Between 09:00–10:00 in St John's, which is 17:00–18:00 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does St John's observe daylight saving time?: Yes. St John's runs on UTC-3:30 in winter and UTC-2:30 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 St John's, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 20:00 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 St John's and Delhi use?: St John's uses America/St_Johns, currently UTC-2:30, 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.