Cebu to Kataragama: time difference
Kataragama 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.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cebu 17:26 5:26 PM Kataragama 14:56 2:56 PM You –:–
17:26 5:26 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:27
14:56 2:56 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 behind Cebu.
When you, Cebu and Kataragama are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Kataragama
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 | 🇱🇰 Kataragama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:26 | 14:56 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 964,169 | 20,000 |
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Cebu and Kataragama: common questions
How many hours behind Cebu is Kataragama?
The clocks in Kataragama are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Cebu (UTC+5:30 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Kataragama at the start of the working day in Cebu?
The working day in Cebu starts at 9:00 AM; in Kataragama it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cebu, what time is it in Kataragama?
At 6:00 PM in Cebu, clocks in Kataragama show 3:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Cebu and Kataragama are at work?
Yes: from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Cebu (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Kataragama), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Kataragama compared with Cebu?
The new day starts in Kataragama later: until 2:30 AM in Cebu, it is still the previous day there. From 9:30 PM in Kataragama, Cebu is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cebu and Kataragama the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cebu nor Kataragama switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
