Cebu to Sri Lanka: time difference
Sri Lanka 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 15:15 3:15 PM Sri Lanka 12:45 12:45 PM You –:–
15:15 3:15 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
12:45 12:45 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:58
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−2 h 30 min
Sri Lanka is 2 h 30 min behind Cebu.
When you, Cebu and Sri Lanka 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
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
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 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:15 | 12:45 |
| 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 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 964,169 | 21,444,000 |
Compare Cebu with another city
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Big time differences
Cebu and Sri Lanka: common questions
What is the time difference between Cebu and Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
At 9:00 AM in Cebu, clocks in Sri Lanka show 6:30 AM.
What time is it in Sri Lanka when it is 6:00 PM in Cebu?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cebu, it is 3:30 PM in Sri Lanka.
When is a good time to call Sri Lanka from Cebu?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Cebu – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Sri Lanka – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sri Lanka?
Until 2:30 AM in Cebu it is still the previous day in Sri Lanka. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Sri Lanka it is already the next day in Cebu.
Does the time gap between Cebu and Sri Lanka change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cebu nor in Sri Lanka, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
