Matara to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 9 h 30 min behind Matara. 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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Matara 01:49 1:49 AM Toronto 16:19 4:19 PM You –:–
01:49 1:49 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:53
16:19 4:19 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:31
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−9 h 30 min
Toronto is 9 h 30 min behind Matara.
When you, Matara and Toronto 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
🇨🇦 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 | 🇱🇰 Matara | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:49 | 16:19 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Matara | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 10 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 2,731,571 |
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Matara and Toronto: common questions
How far behind Matara is Toronto?
Toronto is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Matara: UTC−4 against UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Matara, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in Matara, clocks in Toronto show 11:30 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Toronto at the end of the working day in Matara?
The working day in Matara ends at 6:00 PM; in Toronto it is 8:30 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Matara and in Toronto overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Matara (9:00 AM) is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Toronto, and the start of the day in Toronto is 6:30 PM in Matara.
When is it still the previous day in Toronto?
Until 9:30 AM in Matara 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 Matara.
Does the time difference between Matara and Toronto change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Toronto. From November 1, 2026, Toronto will be 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Matara.
