What is the time difference between Taipei and Delhi?

Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Taipei. 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 Taipei?

Between 11:30–18:00 in Taipei, which is 09:00–15:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Taipei observe daylight saving time?

No. Taipei stays on UTC+8 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 Taipei, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 09:30 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 Taipei and Delhi use?

Taipei uses Asia/Taipei, currently UTC+8, 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 Taipei time to Delhi time

Right now Delhi runs 2 hours 30 minutes behind Taipei. 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 Taipei, across for Delhi.

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

Daylight saving time

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

Taipei

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

You have 6 hours 30 minutes of shared working time: 11:30–18:00 in Taipei, which is 09:00–15:30 in Delhi.

Taipei 11:30–18:00Delhi 09:00–15:30

Reference

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

	Taipei	Delhi
IANA zone	Asia/Taipei	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	UTC+8	IST
Standard offset	UTC+8	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Taiwan	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Taipei and Delhi?: Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Taipei. 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 Taipei?: Between 11:30–18:00 in Taipei, which is 09:00–15:30 in Delhi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Taipei observe daylight saving time?: No. Taipei stays on UTC+8 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 Taipei, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 09:30 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 Taipei and Delhi use?: Taipei uses Asia/Taipei, currently UTC+8, 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.