Jaffna to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 9 h 30 min behind Jaffna. 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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Jaffna 06:34 6:34 AM Toronto 21:04 9:04 PM You –:–
06:34 6:34 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:57
21:04 9:04 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 Jaffna.
When you, Jaffna and Toronto are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Jaffna
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 | 🇱🇰 Jaffna | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:34 | 21:04 |
| 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 Jaffna | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 600,000 | 2,731,571 |
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Jaffna and Toronto: common questions
How many hours behind Jaffna is Toronto?
The clocks in Toronto are 9 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Jaffna (UTC−4 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Jaffna, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in Jaffna, clocks in Toronto show 11:30 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Toronto when it is 6:00 PM in Jaffna?
When it is 6:00 PM in Jaffna, it is 8:30 AM in Toronto.
When is a good time to call Toronto from Jaffna?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Jaffna and in Toronto do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Jaffna it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Toronto; when the working day starts in Toronto, it is 6:30 PM in Jaffna.
When is it still the previous day in Toronto?
Until 9:30 AM in Jaffna it is still the previous day in Toronto. The other way round, from 2:30 PM in Toronto it is already the next day in Jaffna.
Is the time difference between Jaffna and Toronto the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Toronto will be 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Jaffna.
