Istanbul to Kandana: time difference
Kandana is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul. 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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Istanbul 19:00 7:00 PM Kandana 21:30 9:30 PM You –:–
19:00 7:00 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:21
21:30 9:30 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:55
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+2 h 30 min
Kandana is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Kandana are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
🇱🇰 Kandana
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 | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇱🇰 Kandana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:00 | 21:30 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:19 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 17:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 2 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 15,000 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Istanbul and Kandana: common questions
How far ahead of Istanbul is Kandana?
Kandana is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Istanbul: UTC+5:30 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Kandana?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Kandana show 11:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Kandana?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Kandana show 8:30 PM.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Kandana overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Istanbul, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kandana.
When does the date change in Kandana compared with Istanbul?
The new day starts in Kandana earlier: at 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Kandana, Istanbul is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Kandana the same all year?
Yes. Neither Istanbul nor Kandana switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
