Buenos Aires to Puttalam: time difference
Puttalam 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.
+8 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Buenos Aires 13:42 1:42 PM Puttalam 22:12 10:12 PM You –:–
13:42 1:42 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 19:11
22:12 10:12 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:55
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+8 h 30 min
Puttalam is 8 h 30 min ahead of Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Puttalam are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Puttalam
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 | 🇱🇰 Puttalam |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:42 | 22:12 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:09 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 13 h 2 min | 11 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 45,400 |
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Buenos Aires and Puttalam: common questions
How far ahead of Buenos Aires is Puttalam?
Puttalam is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Buenos Aires: UTC+5:30 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Puttalam?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Puttalam show 5:30 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in Puttalam?
At 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires, clocks in Puttalam show 2:30 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Puttalam from Buenos Aires?
Between 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM in Buenos Aires – that is 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM in Puttalam – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Puttalam compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in Puttalam earlier: at 3:30 PM in Buenos Aires it is already midnight there. Until 8:30 AM in Puttalam, Buenos Aires is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Buenos Aires and Puttalam change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Buenos Aires nor in Puttalam, so the gap is 8 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
