Kandy to Ankara: time difference
Ankara is 2 h 30 min behind Kandy. 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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Kandy 23:03 11:03 PM Ankara 20:33 8:33 PM You –:–
23:03 11:03 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:49
20:33 8:33 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:53
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−2 h 30 min
Ankara is 2 h 30 min behind Kandy.
When you, Kandy and Ankara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Kandy
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
🇹🇷 Ankara
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 | 🇱🇰 Kandy | 🇹🇷 Ankara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:03 | 20:33 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Kandy | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:49 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 125,000 | 5,864,049 |
Compare Kandy with another city
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Kandy and Ankara: common questions
How far behind Kandy is Ankara?
Ankara is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Kandy: UTC+3 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Ankara at the start of the working day in Kandy?
The working day in Kandy starts at 9:00 AM; in Ankara it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kandy, what time is it in Ankara?
At 6:00 PM in Kandy, clocks in Ankara show 3:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Ankara from Kandy?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Kandy – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Ankara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Kandy is it still yesterday in Ankara?
Before 2:30 AM in Kandy, the date in Ankara has not changed yet. From 9:30 PM in Ankara, it is already the next day in Kandy.
Does the time difference between Kandy and Ankara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours and 30 minutes all year.
