🇮🇳 New Delhi ↔ 🇺🇸 Chicago
New Delhi is usually 10 hours 30 min ahead of Chicago. Chicago observes daylight saving time and New Delhi does not, so the difference shifts by an hour around the changeovers.
Sunrise 5:25 AMSunset 7:23 PM(local)
Sunrise 5:17 AMSunset 8:30 PM(local)
🇮🇳 New Delhi
Dialing code+91
Population317,797
Coordinates28.62°N, 77.21°E
Elevation211 m
🇺🇸 Chicago
Dialing code+1
Population2,664,452
Coordinates41.85°N, 87.65°W
Elevation179 m
No comfortable common working hours — these cities barely overlap.
Working hours assumed 9:00–18:00.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between New Delhi and Chicago?
- New Delhi is 10 hours 30 min ahead of Chicago. Use the side-by-side clocks and the day/night strips above to convert any hour between them.
- When is the best time to call between New Delhi and Chicago?
- There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both New Delhi and Chicago, so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
- Why does the time difference between New Delhi and Chicago change?
- Because at least one of New Delhi and Chicago observes daylight saving time, the difference shifts by an hour when one city changes its clocks and the other has not yet (or does not).