Delhi to Xining: time difference
Xining 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Delhi 10:51 10:51 AM Xining 13:21 1:21 PM You –:–
10:51 10:51 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 17:55
13:21 1:21 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:41
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+2 h 30 min
Xining is 2 h 30 min ahead of Delhi.
When you, Delhi and Xining 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
🇨🇳 Xining
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 | 🇨🇳 Xining |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:51 | 13:21 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 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 | 06:21 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 34 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 16,787,941 | 2,333,700 |
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Delhi and Xining: common questions
How many hours ahead of Delhi is Xining?
The clocks in Xining are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Delhi (UTC+8 and UTC+5:30).
What time is it in Xining at the start of the working day in Delhi?
The working day in Delhi starts at 9:00 AM; in Xining it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Xining when it is 6:00 PM in Delhi?
When it is 6:00 PM in Delhi, it is 8:30 PM in Xining.
When do working hours in Delhi and in Xining overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Delhi, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Xining.
When does the date change in Xining compared with Delhi?
The new day starts in Xining earlier: at 9:30 PM in Delhi it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Xining, Delhi is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Delhi and Xining change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
