Meeting time

Best time to meet: Houston and Colombo

Houston is 11 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7 AM in Houston, which is 6:30 PM in Colombo — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:56 AMHouston · Central Standard TimeTue 9:26 PMColombo · India Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Houston time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

HoustonColombo
6 AM5:30 PMBoth off
7 AM6:30 PMEasiest time
8 AM7:30 PMBoth off
9 AM8:30 PMHouston at work
10 AM9:30 PMHouston at work
11 AM10:30 PMHouston at work
12 PM11:30 PMHouston at work
1 PM12:30 AM next dayHouston at work
2 PM1:30 AM next dayHouston at work
3 PM2:30 AM next dayHouston at work
4 PM3:30 AM next dayHouston at work
5 PM4:30 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM5:30 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM6:30 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM7:30 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM8:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM9:30 AM next dayColombo at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesHouston isBoth at work (Houston time)Easiest (Houston / Colombo)
Now to March 14, 202711 hours 30 minutes behindNone7 AM / 6:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward		10 hours 30 minutes behindNone7:30 AM / 6 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back		11 hours 30 minutes behindNone7 AM / 6:30 PM

Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago; Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Houston?
8:30 PM in Colombo, while Houston is 11 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Houston and Colombo?
7 AM in Houston, which is 6:30 PM in Colombo. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Houston 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.

More cities

New York and Houston7 hours of shared working day · meet at 11 AM New York timeLondon and Houston2 hours of shared working day · meet at 4 PM London timeSan Francisco and Houston6 hours of shared working day · meet at 11:30 AM San Francisco timeLos Angeles and Houston6 hours of shared working day · meet at 11:30 AM Los Angeles timeBangalore and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 6:30 PM Bangalore timeSingapore and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 7:30 AM Singapore timeSydney and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 9 AM Sydney timeTokyo and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 8 AM Tokyo timeBerlin and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM Berlin timeParis and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM Paris timeToronto and Houston7 hours of shared working day · meet at 11 AM Toronto timeDubai and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 5:30 PM Dubai time

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