What is the time difference between Vancouver and Delhi?

Delhi is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Vancouver. 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 Vancouver?

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 Vancouver observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Vancouver runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 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 Vancouver, what time is it in Delhi?

It is 00:30 in Delhi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Vancouver and Delhi use?

Vancouver uses America/Vancouver, currently UTC-7 (PDT), 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 Vancouver time to Delhi time

Delhi is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Vancouver right now, so midday in Vancouver lands in the small hours in Delhi.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Vancouver

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
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 Vancouver and one in Delhi do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Vancouver 17:00–18:00Delhi 05:30–06:30
Vancouver 20:30–05:30Delhi 09:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Vancouver	Delhi
IANA zone	America/Vancouver	Asia/Kolkata
Abbreviation	PDT	IST
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+5:30
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Canada	India

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Vancouver and Delhi?: Delhi is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Vancouver. 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 Vancouver?: 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 Vancouver observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Vancouver runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 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 Vancouver, what time is it in Delhi?: It is 00:30 in Delhi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Vancouver and Delhi use?: Vancouver uses America/Vancouver, currently UTC-7 (PDT), 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.