Ankara to Kataragama: time difference
Kataragama is 2 h 30 min ahead of Ankara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
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Ankara 14:15 2:15 PM Kataragama 16:45 4:45 PM You –:–
14:15 2:15 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 17:42
16:45 4:45 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:45
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+2 h 30 min
Kataragama is 2 h 30 min ahead of Ankara.
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Working hours
🇹🇷 Ankara
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
🇱🇰 Kataragama
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 | 🇹🇷 Ankara | 🇱🇰 Kataragama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:15 | 16:45 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Ankara | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 10 h 19 min | 11 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 5,864,049 | 20,000 |
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Ankara and Kataragama: common questions
How far ahead of Ankara is Kataragama?
Kataragama is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Ankara: UTC+5:30 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Kataragama at the start of the working day in Ankara?
The working day in Ankara starts at 9:00 AM; in Kataragama it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ankara, what time is it in Kataragama?
At 6:00 PM in Ankara, clocks in Kataragama show 8:30 PM.
When do working hours in Ankara and in Kataragama overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Ankara, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kataragama.
When does the date change in Kataragama compared with Ankara?
The new day starts in Kataragama earlier: at 9:30 PM in Ankara it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Kataragama, Ankara is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Ankara and Kataragama change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
