🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
20
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Twilight
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28 · 10 h 54 min
Bucharest to Kataragama: time difference
Kataragama is 2 h 30 min ahead of Bucharest. 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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Bucharest 18:53 6:53 PM Kataragama 21:23 9:23 PM You –:–
18:53 6:53 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
21:23 9:23 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:50
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+2 h 30 min
Kataragama is 2 h 30 min ahead of Bucharest.
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Working hours
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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🇱🇰 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 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇱🇰 Kataragama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:53 | 21:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:35 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 10 h 54 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 20,000 |
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Bucharest and Kataragama: common questions
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Kataragama?
Kataragama is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Bucharest is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Kataragama when it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, it is 11:30 AM in Kataragama.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Kataragama?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Kataragama show 8:30 PM.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Kataragama overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Bucharest, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kataragama.
When does the date change in Kataragama compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in Kataragama earlier: at 9:30 PM in Bucharest it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Kataragama, Bucharest is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Kataragama the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Kataragama will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Bucharest.
