Colombo to Cebu: time difference
Cebu is 2 h 30 min ahead of Colombo. 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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Colombo 05:53 5:53 AM Cebu 08:23 8:23 AM You –:–
05:53 5:53 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
08:23 8:23 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
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+2 h 30 min
Cebu is 2 h 30 min ahead of Colombo.
When you, Colombo and Cebu are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Colombo
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
🇵🇭 Cebu
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Colombo | 🇵🇭 Cebu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:53 | 08:23 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Philippine Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Colombo | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Asia/Manila |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:31 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 753,000 | 964,169 |
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Colombo and Cebu: common questions
How far ahead of Colombo is Cebu?
Cebu is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Colombo: UTC+8 against UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Colombo, what time is it in Cebu?
At 9:00 AM in Colombo, clocks in Cebu show 11:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Colombo, what time is it in Cebu?
At 6:00 PM in Colombo, clocks in Cebu show 8:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Colombo and Cebu are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Colombo (11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Cebu), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Cebu?
From 9:30 PM in Colombo it is already the next day in Cebu. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Cebu it is still the previous day in Colombo.
Does the time gap between Colombo and Cebu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Colombo nor in Cebu, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
