Delhi to Beijing (Pekin): time difference
Beijing (Pekin) is 2 h 30 min ahead of Delhi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Delhi 10:44 10:44 AM Beijing (Pekin) 13:14 1:14 PM You –:–
10:44 10:44 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:58
13:14 1:14 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+2 h 30 min
Beijing (Pekin) is 2 h 30 min ahead of Delhi.
When you, Delhi and Beijing (Pekin) are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Delhi
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin)
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Delhi | 🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:44 | 13:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Delhi | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 16,787,941 | 21,893,095 |
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Delhi and Beijing (Pekin): common questions
What is the time difference between Delhi and Beijing (Pekin)?
Beijing is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+8, while Delhi is on UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Beijing (Pekin) when it is 9:00 AM in Delhi?
When it is 9:00 AM in Delhi, it is 11:30 AM in Beijing.
If it is 6:00 PM in Delhi, what time is it in Beijing (Pekin)?
At 6:00 PM in Delhi, clocks in Beijing show 8:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Beijing (Pekin) from Delhi?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Delhi – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Beijing – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Delhi is it tomorrow in Beijing (Pekin)?
Once it is 9:30 PM in Delhi, the date in Beijing has already changed. Until 2:30 AM in Beijing, it is still the previous day in Delhi.
Is the time difference between Delhi and Beijing (Pekin) the same all year?
Yes. Neither Delhi nor Beijing switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
