Meeting time
Best time to meet: Toronto and Colombo
Toronto is 10 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in Toronto, which is 6 PM in Colombo — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Toronto time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Toronto | Colombo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 4:30 PM | Colombo at work |
| 7 AM | 5:30 PM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 6:30 PM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 7:30 PM | Toronto at work |
| 10 AM | 8:30 PM | Toronto at work |
| 11 AM | 9:30 PM | Toronto at work |
| 12 PM | 10:30 PM | Toronto at work |
| 1 PM | 11:30 PM | Toronto at work |
| 2 PM | 12:30 AM next day | Toronto at work |
| 3 PM | 1:30 AM next day | Toronto at work |
| 4 PM | 2:30 AM next day | Toronto at work |
| 5 PM | 3:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 6 PM | 4:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 7 PM | 5:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 6:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 7:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 8:30 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Toronto is | Both at work (Toronto time) | Easiest (Toronto / Colombo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 14, 2027 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 7:30 AM / 6 PM |
| March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Toronto go forward | 9 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 8 AM / 5:30 PM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Toronto go back | 10 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 7:30 AM / 6 PM |
Toronto keeps the same clock as New York; Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.
Questions people ask
7:30 PM in Colombo, while Toronto is 10 hours 30 minutes behind.
7:30 AM in Toronto, which is 6 PM in Colombo. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
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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