Sri Lanka
Time now in Irakkandy
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:57Sunset 06:18Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
06:18
Day length
12h 21m
Coordinates
8.73, 81.17
Time difference from Irakkandy
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About the time in Irakkandy
The zone identifier Asia/Colombo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Colombo keeps pointing at Colombo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Irakkandy sits at latitude 8.73, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Irakkandy day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 03:30–11:30 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Irakkandy
- What are normal business hours in Irakkandy in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Irakkandy runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Irakkandy?
- Irakkandy is UTC +5:30 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Irakkandy right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Irakkandy, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
- Which time zone is Irakkandy in?
- Irakkandy uses Asia/Colombo, currently UTC +5:30.
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