Meeting time

Best time to meet: Auckland and Colombo

Auckland is 7 hours 30 minutes ahead of Colombo right now. Their working days overlap for 30 minutes: 4:30 PM to 5 PM in Auckland, which is 9 AM to 9:30 AM in Colombo. The easiest time to meet is 4:30 PM in Auckland (9 AM in Colombo).

Wed 4:57 AMAuckland · New Zealand Daylight TimeTue 9:27 PMColombo · India Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Auckland time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AucklandColombo
6 AM10:30 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM11:30 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM12:30 AMBoth off
9 AM1:30 AMAuckland at work
10 AM2:30 AMAuckland at work
11 AM3:30 AMAuckland at work
12 PM4:30 AMAuckland at work
1 PM5:30 AMAuckland at work
2 PM6:30 AMAuckland at work
3 PM7:30 AMAuckland at work
4 PM8:30 AMAuckland at work
5 PM9:30 AMColombo at work
6 PM10:30 AMColombo at work
7 PM11:30 AMColombo at work
8 PM12:30 PMColombo at work
9 PM1:30 PMColombo at work
10 PM2:30 PMColombo at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAuckland isBoth at work (Auckland time)Easiest (Auckland / Colombo)
Now to April 4, 20277 hours 30 minutes ahead4:30 PM–5 PM (30 minutes)4:30 PM / 9 AM
April 4, 2027 to September 26, 2027
clocks in Auckland go back
6 hours 30 minutes ahead3:30 PM–5 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)4 PM / 9:30 AM
September 26, 2027 onward
clocks in Auckland go forward
7 hours 30 minutes ahead4:30 PM–5 PM (30 minutes)4:30 PM / 9 AM

Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Auckland?
1:30 AM in Colombo, while Auckland is 7 hours 30 minutes ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Auckland and Colombo?
4:30 PM in Auckland, which is 9 AM in Colombo. Both cities are at work from 4:30 PM to 5 PM Auckland time.
Does the time difference between Auckland and Colombo change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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