Time difference
Delhi to Los Angeles Time Difference (2026)
Los Angeles is 12 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi — when it's 12:00 PM in Delhi, it's 11:30 PM the previous day in Los Angeles. (Delhi (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30); Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles, PDT).) Below: live local times, the best hours for a call, a full conversion table, and exact daylight-saving dates.
Los Angeles is 12 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi. Standard 9 AM–5 PM business hours in Delhi and Los Angeles do not overlap, so a live call needs one side outside normal hours. Clocks change on November 1, 2026, which briefly shifts the gap between Delhi and Los Angeles — the converter on this page always reflects the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Delhi, it's 8:30 PM the previous day in Los Angeles.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it's 9:30 PM in Delhi.
Los Angeles is currently 12 hours 30 minutes behind Delhi.
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Best times to meet
Standard 9 AM – 5 PM hours in Delhi and Los Angeles do not overlap. The least-bad options are an early start in one city or a late evening call in the other — for example a 7–8 AM meeting in Delhi, or a 6–8 PM meeting in Los Angeles.
Quick conversion table
| Delhi | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| 12 AM | 11:30 AM (prev day) |
| 1 AM | 12:30 PM (prev day) |
| 2 AM | 1:30 PM (prev day) |
| 3 AM | 2:30 PM (prev day) |
| 4 AM | 3:30 PM (prev day) |
| 5 AM | 4:30 PM (prev day) |
| 6 AM | 5:30 PM (prev day) |
| 7 AM | 6:30 PM (prev day) |
| 8 AM | 7:30 PM (prev day) |
| 9 AM | 8:30 PM (prev day) |
| 10 AM | 9:30 PM (prev day) |
| 11 AM | 10:30 PM (prev day) |
| 12 PM | 11:30 PM (prev day) |
| 1 PM | 12:30 AM |
| 2 PM | 1:30 AM |
| 3 PM | 2:30 AM |
| 4 PM | 3:30 AM |
| 5 PM | 4:30 AM |
| 6 PM | 5:30 AM |
| 7 PM | 6:30 AM |
| 8 PM | 7:30 AM |
| 9 PM | 8:30 AM |
| 10 PM | 9:30 AM |
| 11 PM | 10:30 AM |
Daylight saving
On November 1, 2026, Los Angeles shifts for daylight saving. After that, Los Angeles will be 13.5 hours behind Delhi (currently 12.5 hours behind Delhi). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- Delhi does not observe daylight saving time.
- Los Angeles is currently observing daylight saving time.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Los Angeles ahead of or behind Delhi?
- Los Angeles is 12.5 hours behind Delhi.
- How many hours behind Delhi is Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles is 12.5 hours behind Delhi.
- What time is 9 AM in Delhi in Los Angeles?
- 9:00 AM in Delhi is 8:30 PM the previous day in Los Angeles.
- What time is noon in Delhi in Los Angeles?
- 12:00 PM in Delhi is 11:30 PM the previous day in Los Angeles.
- What time is 5 PM in Delhi in Los Angeles?
- 5:00 PM in Delhi is 4:30 AM in Los Angeles. Useful for end-of-day handoffs between the two offices.
- What time is 3 PM Delhi in Los Angeles?
- 3:00 PM in Delhi is 2:30 AM in Los Angeles.
- Is Delhi currently observing daylight saving time?
- Delhi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
- Is Los Angeles currently observing daylight saving time?
- Los Angeles is currently observing daylight saving time (summer time).
- Do Delhi and Los Angeles observe daylight saving?
- On November 1, 2026, Los Angeles shifts for daylight saving. After that, Los Angeles will be 13.5 hours behind Delhi (currently 12.5 hours behind Delhi). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Delhi?
- Delhi and Los Angeles business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Delhi or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- When is the best time to call Delhi from Los Angeles?
- Los Angeles and Delhi business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Los Angeles or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- Delhi (GMT+5:30) to Los Angeles (PDT) — how do I convert quickly?
- Add −12.5 hours to Delhi local time to get Los Angeles local time. Or use the converter at the top of this page — it stays accurate through daylight-saving changes automatically.
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