Colombo to New York City
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Colombo → America/New_York · 14,081 km (8,744 miles) apart
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Colombo | New York City | 24h | Good to call? |
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| 12am | 2pm Wed | 00:00 → 14:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 1am | 3pm Wed | 01:00 → 15:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 2am | 4pm Wed | 02:00 → 16:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 3am | 5pm Wed | 03:00 → 17:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 4am | 6pm Wed | 04:00 → 18:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 5am | 7pm Wed | 05:00 → 19:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 6am | 8pm Wed | 06:00 → 20:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 7am | 9pm Wed | 07:00 → 21:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 10pm Wed | 08:00 → 22:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 9am | 11pm Wed | 09:00 → 23:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 10am | 12am | 10:00 → 00:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 11am | 1am | 11:00 → 01:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 12pm | 2am | 12:00 → 02:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 1pm | 3am | 13:00 → 03:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 2pm | 4am | 14:00 → 04:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 3pm | 5am | 15:00 → 05:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 4pm now | 6am | 16:00 → 06:30 | asleep in New York City |
| 5pm | 7am | 17:00 → 07:30 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 8am | 18:00 → 08:30 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 9am | 19:00 → 09:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 10am | 20:00 → 10:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 11am | 21:00 → 11:30 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 12pm | 22:00 → 12:30 | asleep in Colombo |
| 11pm | 1pm | 23:00 → 13:30 | asleep in Colombo |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in New York City when it is 3:30 pm in Colombo?
6:00 am in New York City the same day.
How many hours ahead is New York City of Colombo?
New York City is 9 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Colombo and New York City?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.