Colombo to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 9 h 30 min behind Colombo. 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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Colombo 09:01 9:01 AM Toronto 23:31 11:31 PM You –:–
09:01 9:01 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
23:31 11:31 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
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−9 h 30 min
Toronto is 9 h 30 min behind Colombo.
When you, Colombo and Toronto 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
🇨🇦 Toronto
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Colombo | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:01 | 23:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Colombo | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 753,000 | 2,731,571 |
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Colombo and Toronto: common questions
How far behind Colombo is Toronto?
Toronto is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Colombo: UTC−4 against UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Colombo, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in Colombo, clocks in Toronto show 11:30 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Colombo, what time is it in Toronto?
At 6:00 PM in Colombo, clocks in Toronto show 8:30 AM.
When is a good time to call Toronto from Colombo?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Colombo and in Toronto do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Colombo it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Toronto; when the working day starts in Toronto, it is 6:30 PM in Colombo.
Until what time in Colombo is it still yesterday in Toronto?
Before 9:30 AM in Colombo, the date in Toronto has not changed yet. From 2:30 PM in Toronto, it is already the next day in Colombo.
Does the time gap between Colombo and Toronto change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Toronto but not in Colombo. From November 1, 2026, Toronto will be 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Colombo.
