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.

Tue 10:55 AMToronto · Eastern Standard TimeTue 9:25 PMColombo · India Standard Time

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.

TorontoColombo
6 AM4:30 PMColombo at work
7 AM5:30 PMBoth off
8 AM6:30 PMBoth off
9 AM7:30 PMToronto at work
10 AM8:30 PMToronto at work
11 AM9:30 PMToronto at work
12 PM10:30 PMToronto at work
1 PM11:30 PMToronto at work
2 PM12:30 AM next dayToronto at work
3 PM1:30 AM next dayToronto at work
4 PM2:30 AM next dayToronto at work
5 PM3:30 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM4:30 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM5:30 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM6:30 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM7:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM8:30 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesToronto isBoth at work (Toronto time)Easiest (Toronto / Colombo)
Now to March 14, 202710 hours 30 minutes behindNone7:30 AM / 6 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Toronto go forward
9 hours 30 minutes behindNone8 AM / 5:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Toronto go back
10 hours 30 minutes behindNone7:30 AM / 6 PM

Toronto keeps the same clock as New York; Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Toronto?
7:30 PM in Colombo, while Toronto is 10 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Toronto and Colombo?
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.
Does the time difference between Toronto 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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