Delhi to Zanzibar: time difference
Zanzibar is 2 h 30 min behind 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 15:58 3:58 PM Zanzibar 13:28 1:28 PM You –:–
15:58 3:58 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:58
13:28 1:28 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 18:17
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−2 h 30 min
Zanzibar is 2 h 30 min behind Delhi.
When you, Delhi and Zanzibar 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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Delhi | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:58 | 13:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Delhi | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Africa/Dar es Salaam |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 12 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 16,787,941 | 709,809 |
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Delhi and Zanzibar: common questions
How many hours behind Delhi is Zanzibar?
The clocks in Zanzibar are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Delhi (UTC+3 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Delhi, what time is it in Zanzibar?
At 9:00 AM in Delhi, clocks in Zanzibar show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Zanzibar when it is 6:00 PM in Delhi?
When it is 6:00 PM in Delhi, it is 3:30 PM in Zanzibar.
When is a good time to call Zanzibar from Delhi?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Delhi – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Zanzibar – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Zanzibar compared with Delhi?
The new day starts in Zanzibar later: until 2:30 AM in Delhi, it is still the previous day there. From 9:30 PM in Zanzibar, Delhi is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Delhi and Zanzibar change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
