🇮🇳 New Delhi ↔ 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

New Delhi is usually 9 hours 30 min ahead of Washington D.C.. Washington D.C. 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 5:45 AMSunset 8:38 PM(local)

Washington D.C.: daylight saving timeNow UTC-4 EDT. Next change: November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour.
New DelhiUTC+5:30
Washington D.C.UTC-4EDT

🇮🇳 New Delhi

Dialing code+91
Population317,797
Coordinates28.62°N, 77.21°E
Elevation211 m

🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

Dialing code+1
Population689,545
Coordinates38.90°N, 77.04°W
Elevation7 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 Washington D.C.?
New Delhi is 9 hours 30 min ahead of Washington D.C.. 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 Washington D.C.?
There is no hour when standard working hours (9:00–18:00) overlap in both New Delhi and Washington D.C., so any call falls outside business hours for at least one side.
Why does the time difference between New Delhi and Washington D.C. change?
Because at least one of New Delhi and Washington D.C. 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).