Delhi to Shantou: time difference
Shantou 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 14:22 2:22 PM Shantou 16:52 4:52 PM You –:–
14:22 2:22 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 17:53
16:52 4:52 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
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+2 h 30 min
Shantou is 2 h 30 min ahead of Delhi.
When you, Delhi and Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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 | 🇨🇳 Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:22 | 16:52 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 06:22 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 16,787,941 | 5,389,328 |
Compare Delhi with another city
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Delhi and Shantou: common questions
How many hours ahead of Delhi is Shantou?
The clocks in Shantou are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Delhi (UTC+8 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Delhi, what time is it in Shantou?
At 9:00 AM in Delhi, clocks in Shantou show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Shantou at the end of the working day in Delhi?
The working day in Delhi ends at 6:00 PM; in Shantou it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Shantou from Delhi?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Delhi – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Shantou – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Delhi is it tomorrow in Shantou?
Once it is 9:30 PM in Delhi, the date in Shantou has already changed. Until 2:30 AM in Shantou, it is still the previous day in Delhi.
Does the time gap between Delhi and Shantou change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Delhi nor in Shantou, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
