Current time in Kandy
Kandy is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. Kandy–New York overlap
A workday in Kandy
Kandy local hoursKandy time zone facts
Asia/Colombo zone- Time zone
- GMT+5:30 · UTC+5:30India Standard Time
- Daylight saving
- Not observedSame offset all year
- Sunrise · sunset
- 05:55 · 17:4611h 52m of daylight · by month
- Next public holiday
- Deepavali Festival Day2026-11-08 · all Sri Lanka holidays
- Coordinates
- 7.29, 80.63Sri Lanka
- Same clock as
- Colombo10 other listed cities
Kandy is in Sri Lanka and keeps India Standard Time (Asia/Colombo), UTC+5:30. There is no daylight saving, so the offset stays the same all year. Treat Kandy as reachable 09:00–18:00 local on a weekday that isn’t a public holiday.
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What time zone is Kandy in?
Kandy uses India Standard Time (GMT+5:30), UTC+5:30. The IANA zone is Asia/Colombo. Kandy does not observe daylight saving time.
What is the time difference between Kandy and New York?
Kandy is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. When it is 09:00 in New York, it is 19:30 in Kandy.
When is it okay to message someone in Kandy?
PING is 09:00–18:00 Kandy time on a weekday that isn’t a public holiday. Avoid 21:00–07:00 local (NOT NOW). Early mornings, evenings and weekends are MAYBE.
What is the time difference between Kandy and Los Angeles?
Kandy is 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. 09:00 in Los Angeles is 22:30 in Kandy.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kandy today?
Sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 17:46, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
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