When it is 09:00 in Shanghai it is 06:30 in New Delhi in January and 06:30 in July. New Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Shanghai right now — and the difference is the same all year. This page gives the live times in both cities, the overlap between their working days, the daylight saving dates that move the difference, and the best meeting windows.
Try the tool: Time Zone Converter — convert any time between Shanghai and New Delhi, with the offset for the date you pick.
Live times in Shanghai and New Delhi
The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (Shanghai UTC+08:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30); the July column uses the summer offsets (Shanghai UTC+08:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30).
| Time in Shanghai | New Delhi in January | New Delhi in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:30 | 21:30 |
| 06:00 | 03:30 | 03:30 |
| 09:00 | 06:30 | 06:30 |
| 12:00 | 09:30 | 09:30 |
| 15:00 | 12:30 | 12:30 |
| 17:00 | 14:30 | 14:30 |
| 21:00 | 18:30 | 18:30 |
The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in Shanghai and time in New Delhi — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.
The time difference between Shanghai and New Delhi
The difference is constant: New Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Shanghai on every day of the year. That is the simplest case in time-zone work — the answer does not depend on the date, and a meeting set for 09:00 in Shanghai is always 06:30 in New Delhi. The reason the difference never changes is that neither city observes daylight saving.
To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in Shanghai is 06:30 in New Delhi in January and 06:30 in July; 17:00 in Shanghai — the end of the working day — is 14:30 in New Delhi in January and 14:30 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in New Delhi is 11:30 in Shanghai in January. The time difference calculator does the arithmetic for any date, and the UTC to New Delhi page gives the full conversion table for New Delhi.
Meeting overlap between Shanghai and New Delhi
The overlap is the hours when both cities are in their working day (09:00–17:00 local time). The table marks the overlapping hours in Shanghai's working day and shows what time they are in New Delhi.
January
| Shanghai time | New Delhi time | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 06:30 | No |
| 10:00 | 07:30 | No |
| 11:00 | 08:30 | No |
| 12:00 | 09:30 | No |
| 13:00 | 10:30 | No |
| 14:00 | 11:30 | No |
| 15:00 | 12:30 | Yes |
| 16:00 | 13:30 | Yes |
In January the overlap is 2 hours: 15:00, 16:00 Shanghai time. In July it is 2 hours: 15:00, 16:00 Shanghai time. The meeting planner finds the overlap for any two cities and any date, and the meeting time finder finds it for a whole team.
Daylight saving in Shanghai and New Delhi
Shanghai does not observe daylight saving, so its offset of UTC+08:00 never changes.
New Delhi does not observe daylight saving, so its offset of UTC+05:30 never changes.
The difference never changes, so there is no date on which a standing meeting moves. That does not mean the difference is the same as the difference with a third city — the difference between Shanghai and London, for example, may still move when London changes its clocks. The individual DST pages — Shanghai DST 2026 and New Delhi DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.
Best meeting windows
The best windows in January are 15:00–17:00 in Shanghai (12:30–14:30 in New Delhi). These are the hours inside both working days, so nobody is up early or late. It is a short window, so keep the meeting short and send an agenda in advance.
Calling and travel notes
When it is 09:00 in Shanghai it is 06:30 in New Delhi in January; when it is 12:00 in Shanghai it is 09:30 in New Delhi; when it is 17:00 in Shanghai it is 14:30 in New Delhi. The difference is under 12 hours, so the two cities are usually on the same date — but check the date for late-evening and early-morning times, when the date can differ by a day. Scheduling inside Asia is usually straightforward: most Asian countries do not observe daylight saving, so the difference between Shanghai and New Delhi never changes. The working days overlap for most of the day, and the only thing to check is the date: when the difference is large enough, the two cities can be on different dates for part of the day.
Worked conversions
Six conversions, for January (offsets Shanghai UTC+08:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30):
| Shanghai | New Delhi |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 05:30 |
| 09:00 | 06:30 |
| 12:00 | 09:30 |
| 14:00 | 11:30 |
| 17:00 | 14:30 |
| 20:00 | 17:30 |
In July, the answers are the same. For the reverse direction, see New Delhi to Shanghai time.
Shanghai and New Delhi at a glance
| Fact | Shanghai | New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Country | China | India |
| Region | Asia | Asia |
| IANA time zone | Asia/Shanghai |
Asia/Kolkata |
| Standard offset | UTC+08:00 | UTC+05:30 |
| Daylight saving offset | — does not observe | — does not observe |
| Offset in January 2026 | UTC+08:00 | UTC+05:30 |
| Offset in July 2026 | UTC+08:00 | UTC+05:30 |
| Observes daylight saving | No | No |
The table is the whole pair in one place. The two numbers that matter most are the January and July offsets: if they are the same in both columns for a city, that city's offset never changes; if they differ, the city observes daylight saving and the difference between the cities moves with it. The individual city pages — time in Shanghai and time in New Delhi — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — Shanghai DST 2026 and New Delhi DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Shanghai and New Delhi?
New Delhi is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Shanghai right now. In January the difference is 2 hours 30 minutes behind and in July it is 2 hours 30 minutes behind — it is the same all year.
How do I schedule a recurring meeting between Shanghai and New Delhi?
Pick a time inside the overlap — 15:00–17:00 Shanghai time — and set the calendar event in UTC so it moves correctly when the clocks change. Re-check the overlap in March and October, when the difference moves, and rotate the time if the meeting falls outside someone's working day.
What time is it in New Delhi when it is 09:00 in Shanghai?
It is 06:30 in January and 06:30 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.
What is the best time for a meeting between Shanghai and New Delhi?
The best windows in January are 15:00–17:00 Shanghai time — inside both working days.
Does the time difference between Shanghai and New Delhi change during the year?
No. The difference is 2 hours 30 minutes behind all year, because neither city observes daylight saving.
What time is it in Shanghai when it is 09:00 in New Delhi?
It is 11:30 in January and 11:30 in July. See New Delhi to Shanghai time for the full comparison from New Delhi's side.
What are the time zones of Shanghai and New Delhi?
Shanghai is in Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00 standard time) and New Delhi is in Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30 standard time).
What time is it in Shanghai when it is midnight in New Delhi?
It is 02:30 in Shanghai in January and 02:30 in July — the previous day, because New Delhi is ahead of Shanghai. Midnight conversions are the ones that most often land on the wrong date, so always check the date as well as the time.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - TimeFlow's time zone converter and meeting planner — the live tools behind the numbers on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.