Kandana to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 2 h 30 min behind Kandana. 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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Kandana 17:01 5:01 PM Istanbul 14:31 2:31 PM You –:–
17:01 5:01 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:55
14:31 2:31 PM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:21
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−2 h 30 min
Istanbul is 2 h 30 min behind Kandana.
When you, Kandana and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Kandana
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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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 | 🇱🇰 Kandana | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:01 | 14:31 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Kandana | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 15,000 | 15,701,602 |
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Kandana and Istanbul: common questions
What is the time difference between Kandana and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+3, while Kandana is on UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Istanbul at the start of the working day in Kandana?
The working day in Kandana starts at 9:00 AM; in Istanbul it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kandana, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 6:00 PM in Kandana, clocks in Istanbul show 3:30 PM.
When do working hours in Kandana and in Istanbul overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kandana, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Istanbul.
When is it still the previous day in Istanbul?
Until 2:30 AM in Kandana it is still the previous day in Istanbul. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Kandana.
Is the time difference between Kandana and Istanbul the same all year?
Yes. Neither Kandana nor Istanbul switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
