Cebu to Colombo: time difference
Colombo is 2 h 30 min behind Cebu. 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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Cebu 12:52 12:52 PM Colombo 10:22 10:22 AM You –:–
12:52 12:52 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
10:22 10:22 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
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−2 h 30 min
Colombo is 2 h 30 min behind Cebu.
When you, Cebu 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
🇵🇭 Cebu
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇭 Cebu | 🇱🇰 Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:52 | 10:22 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Cebu | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:34 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 17:31 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 964,169 | 753,000 |
Compare Cebu with another city
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Cebu and Colombo: common questions
What is the time difference between Cebu and Colombo?
Colombo is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+5:30, while Cebu is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cebu, what time is it in Colombo?
At 9:00 AM in Cebu, clocks in Colombo show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Colombo at the end of the working day in Cebu?
The working day in Cebu ends at 6:00 PM; in Colombo it is 3:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Cebu and in Colombo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Cebu, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Colombo.
When does the date change in Colombo compared with Cebu?
The new day starts in Colombo later: until 2:30 AM in Cebu, it is still the previous day there. From 9:30 PM in Colombo, Cebu is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cebu and Colombo the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cebu nor Colombo switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
