Kegalle to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 2 h 30 min behind Kegalle. 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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Kegalle 16:13 4:13 PM Istanbul 13:43 1:43 PM You –:–
16:13 4:13 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:53
13:43 1:43 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 Kegalle.
When you, Kegalle 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
🇱🇰 Kegalle
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 | 🇱🇰 Kegalle | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:13 | 13:43 |
| 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 Kegalle | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 17,900 | 15,701,602 |
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Kegalle and Istanbul: common questions
How many hours behind Kegalle is Istanbul?
The clocks in Istanbul are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Kegalle (UTC+3 and UTC+5:30).
What time is it in Istanbul at the start of the working day in Kegalle?
The working day in Kegalle starts at 9:00 AM; in Istanbul it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Istanbul when it is 6:00 PM in Kegalle?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kegalle, it is 3:30 PM in Istanbul.
Is there a time when both Kegalle and Istanbul are at work?
Yes: from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Kegalle (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Istanbul), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Istanbul?
Until 2:30 AM in Kegalle 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 Kegalle.
Is the time difference between Kegalle and Istanbul the same all year?
Yes. Neither Kegalle nor Istanbul switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
