Buenos Aires to Colombo: time difference
Colombo is 8 h 30 min ahead of Buenos Aires. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Buenos Aires 23:49 11:49 PM Colombo 08:19 8:19 AM You –:–
23:49 11:49 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:03
08:19 8:19 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
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+8 h 30 min
Colombo is 8 h 30 min ahead of Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Colombo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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
🇱🇰 Colombo
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 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇱🇰 Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:49 | 08:19 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | +8 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 753,000 |
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Buenos Aires and Colombo: common questions
How many hours ahead of Buenos Aires is Colombo?
The clocks in Colombo are 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Buenos Aires (UTC+5:30 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Colombo?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Colombo show 5:30 PM.
What time is it in Colombo at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in Colombo it is 2:30 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Buenos Aires and Colombo are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM in Buenos Aires (5:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Colombo), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Colombo compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Colombo earlier: at 3:30 PM in Buenos Aires it is already midnight there. Until 8:30 AM in Colombo, Buenos Aires is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Buenos Aires and Colombo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Buenos Aires nor in Colombo, so the gap is 8 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
