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Colombo does not change its clocks
No clock change
Colombo
- UTC offset now
- 5.5 hours
- Current local time
- 07:31
- Time zone name
- +0530
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 9.5 hours ahead
Colombo does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Friday, April 14, 2006. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Sri Lanka
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Friday, April 14, 2006 at 18:30 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Colombo with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: April 14, 2006
- Colombo moved from UTC+06:00 to UTC+05:30. The recorded change was at 18:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 25, 1996
- Colombo moved from UTC+06:30 to UTC+06:00. The recorded change was at 18:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: May 24, 1996
- Colombo moved from UTC+05:30 to UTC+06:30. The recorded change was at 18:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 15, 1945
- Colombo moved from UTC+06:30 to UTC+05:30. The recorded change was at 19:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: August 31, 1942
- Colombo moved from UTC+06:00 to UTC+06:30. The recorded change was at 18:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: January 4, 1942
- Colombo moved from UTC+05:30 to UTC+06:00. The recorded change was at 18:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Colombo, it is 10:30 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Colombo, it is 11:30 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Colombo, it is 11:30 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Colombo, it is 11:30 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead on this date.