Matara to Cebu: time difference
Cebu is 2 h 30 min ahead of Matara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
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Matara 00:58 12:58 AM Cebu 03:28 3:28 AM You –:–
00:58 12:58 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:53
03:28 3:28 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:26
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+2 h 30 min
Cebu is 2 h 30 min ahead of Matara.
When you, Matara and Cebu are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇱🇰 Matara
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
🇵🇭 Cebu
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 | 🇱🇰 Matara | 🇵🇭 Cebu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:58 | 03:28 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Philippine Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Matara | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Asia/Manila |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 964,169 |
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Matara and Cebu: common questions
How far ahead of Matara is Cebu?
Cebu is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Matara: UTC+8 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Cebu when it is 9:00 AM in Matara?
When it is 9:00 AM in Matara, it is 11:30 AM in Cebu.
What time is it in Cebu at the end of the working day in Matara?
The working day in Matara ends at 6:00 PM; in Cebu it is 8:30 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Matara and in Cebu overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Matara, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Cebu.
When is it already the next day in Cebu?
From 9:30 PM in Matara it is already the next day in Cebu. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Cebu it is still the previous day in Matara.
Is the time difference between Matara and Cebu the same all year?
Yes. Neither Matara nor Cebu switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours and 30 minutes.
