Toronto to Jaffna: time difference
Jaffna 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.
+9 h 30 min
Your time
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Toronto 21:53 9:53 PM Jaffna 07:23 7:23 AM You –:–
21:53 9:53 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
07:23 7:23 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:57
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+9 h 30 min
Jaffna is 9 h 30 min ahead of Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Jaffna 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
🇱🇰 Jaffna
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 | 🇱🇰 Jaffna |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:53 | 07:23 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 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 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 18:46 | 17:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 600,000 |
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Toronto and Jaffna: common questions
How far ahead of Toronto is Jaffna?
Jaffna is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Toronto: UTC+5:30 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Jaffna at the start of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto starts at 9:00 AM; in Jaffna it is 6:30 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Jaffna?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Jaffna show 3:30 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Jaffna from Toronto?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Toronto and in Jaffna do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Toronto it is 6:30 PM in Jaffna; when the working day starts in Jaffna, it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Toronto.
When is it already the next day in Jaffna?
From 2:30 PM in Toronto it is already the next day in Jaffna. The other way round, until 9:30 AM in Jaffna it is still the previous day in Toronto.
Does the time gap between Toronto and Jaffna change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Toronto but not in Jaffna. From November 1, 2026, Jaffna will be 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Toronto.
