Toronto to Colombo: time difference
Colombo is 9 h 30 min ahead of Toronto. 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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Toronto 00:57 12:57 AM Colombo 10:27 10:27 AM You –:–
00:57 12:57 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
10:27 10:27 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
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+9 h 30 min
Colombo is 9 h 30 min ahead of Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Colombo are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇦 Toronto
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
🇱🇰 Colombo
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇱🇰 Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:57 | 10:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | +9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:46 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 753,000 |
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Toronto and Colombo: common questions
How far ahead of Toronto is Colombo?
Colombo is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Toronto: UTC+5:30 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Colombo at the start of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto starts at 9:00 AM; in Colombo it is 6:30 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Colombo?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Colombo show 3:30 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Toronto and in Colombo overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Toronto (9:00 AM) is 6:30 PM in Colombo, and the start of the day in Colombo is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Toronto.
When is it already the next day in Colombo?
From 2:30 PM in Toronto it is already the next day in Colombo. The other way round, until 9:30 AM in Colombo it is still the previous day in Toronto.
Does the time difference between Toronto and Colombo change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Toronto. From November 1, 2026, Colombo will be 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Toronto.
