Berlin to Bentota: time difference

Bentota is 4 h 30 min ahead of Berlin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

36

12:47 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Central European Standard Time
  • UTC+1
  • Night

☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 16:30 · 9 h 18 min

🇱🇰 Bentota, Sri Lanka

36

5:17 AM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • India Standard Time
  • UTC+5:30
  • Twilight

☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:51 · 11 h 52 min

+4 h 30 min

One day, 2 clocks

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Berlin 00:47 12:47 AM Bentota 05:17 5:17 AM
Berlin 00:47 12:47 AM Bentota 05:17 5:17 AM You –:–
🇩🇪 Berlin

00:47 12:47 AM

Central European Standard Time · UTC+1

☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 16:30

🇱🇰 Bentota

05:17 5:17 AM

India Standard Time · UTC+5:30

☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:51

⇄ Difference

+4 h 30 min

Bentota is 4 h 30 min ahead of Berlin.

When you, Berlin and Bentota are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇩🇪 Berlin
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
🇱🇰 Bentota
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 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇩🇪 Berlin 🇱🇰 Bentota
Local time 00:47 05:17
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Central European Standard Time India Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+1 UTC+5:30
Offset from Berlin — +4 h 30 min
IANA zone Europe/Berlin Asia/Colombo
Daylight saving On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 Not observed
Sunrise 07:12 05:58
Sunset 16:30 17:51
Daylight 9 h 18 min 11 h 52 min
People on this clock 3,769,962 37,000

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Berlin and Bentota: common questions

How far ahead of Berlin is Bentota?
Bentota is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Berlin: UTC+5:30 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in Bentota?
At 9:00 AM in Berlin, clocks in Bentota show 1:30 PM.
What time is it in Bentota at the end of the working day in Berlin?
The working day in Berlin ends at 6:00 PM; in Bentota it is 10:30 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Berlin and Bentota are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM in Berlin (1:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Bentota), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Bentota?
From 7:30 PM in Berlin it is already the next day in Bentota. The other way round, until 4:30 AM in Bentota it is still the previous day in Berlin.
Does the time difference between Berlin and Bentota change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Berlin. From March 28, 2027, Bentota will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Berlin.
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