Istanbul to Ragama: time difference
Ragama 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 23:00 11:00 PM Ragama 01:30 1:30 AM You –:–
23:00 11:00 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:18
01:30 1:30 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:54
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+2 h 30 min
Ragama is 2 h 30 min ahead of Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Ragama are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Ragama
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 | 🇱🇰 Ragama |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:00 | 01:30 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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 | 07:21 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 15,000 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
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Istanbul and Ragama: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Ragama?
Ragama is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead: it uses UTC+5:30, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Ragama?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Ragama show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Ragama when it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, it is 8:30 PM in Ragama.
When do working hours in Istanbul and in Ragama 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 Ragama.
When does the date change in Ragama compared with Istanbul?
The new day starts in Ragama earlier: at 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Ragama, Istanbul is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Ragama the same all year?
Yes. Neither Istanbul nor Ragama switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
