Hong Kong to Kandy: time difference

Kandy is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇱🇰 Kandy, Sri Lanka

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12:07 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • India Standard Time
  • UTC+5:30
  • Daytime

☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:47 · 11 h 50 min

−2 h 30 min

One day, 2 clocks

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Hong Kong 14:37 2:37 PM Kandy 12:07 12:07 PM
Hong Kong 14:37 2:37 PM Kandy 12:07 12:07 PM You –:–
🇭🇰 Hong Kong

14:37 2:37 PM

Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8

☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 17:45

🇱🇰 Kandy

12:07 12:07 PM

India Standard Time · UTC+5:30

☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:47

⇄ Difference

−2 h 30 min

Kandy is 2 h 30 min behind Hong Kong.

When you, Hong Kong and Kandy are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
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
🇱🇰 Kandy
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 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇱🇰 Kandy
Local time 14:37 12:07
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Hong Kong Standard Time India Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+8 UTC+5:30
Offset from Hong Kong — −2 h 30 min
IANA zone Asia/Hong Kong Asia/Colombo
Daylight saving Not observed Not observed
Sunrise 06:31 05:57
Sunset 17:45 17:47
Daylight 11 h 14 min 11 h 50 min
People on this clock 1,367,900 125,000

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Hong Kong and Kandy: common questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Kandy?
Kandy is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+5:30, while Hong Kong is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Kandy when it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong?
When it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, it is 6:30 AM in Kandy.
What time is it in Kandy when it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, it is 3:30 PM in Kandy.
When do working hours in Hong Kong and in Kandy overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Hong Kong, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Kandy.
Until what time in Hong Kong is it still yesterday in Kandy?
Before 2:30 AM in Hong Kong, the date in Kandy has not changed yet. From 9:30 PM in Kandy, it is already the next day in Hong Kong.
Is the time difference between Hong Kong and Kandy the same all year?
Yes. Neither Hong Kong nor Kandy switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
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