What is the time difference between Toronto and Delhi?

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

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 Toronto observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Toronto 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 Toronto, 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 Toronto and Delhi use?

Toronto uses America/Toronto, 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.

Convert Toronto time to Delhi time

Delhi is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Toronto right now, so midday in Toronto lands in the evening in Delhi.

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Hour by hour

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

Toronto	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

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

Toronto

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5
Daylight: UTC-4
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Delhi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5:30

When you can actually talk

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

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

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

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

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Toronto and Delhi?: Delhi is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Toronto. 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 Toronto?: 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 Toronto observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Toronto 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 Toronto, 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 Toronto and Delhi use?: Toronto uses America/Toronto, 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.