Right now, local time in Kandy is 19:13 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kandy ranks #5602 worldwide by population and #9 in Sri Lanka.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo GMT+5:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kandy — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.2906° N, 80.6336° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 111,701 · #5602 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kandy through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.29° S, 99.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,168 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kandy today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 294.2° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Kandy — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kandy sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Kandy's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,551 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,007 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.29° N, 80.63° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:43 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:43 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:43 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:43 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:43 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:43 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:43 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 19:13 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:43 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:43 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:43 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:43 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Kandy
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kandy local time:
Cities sharing Kandy's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo19:13
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia19:13
- Maharagama19:13
- Jaffna19:13
- Moratuwa19:13
- Negombo19:13
- Pita Kotte19:13
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte19:13
- Trincomalee19:13
- Kalmunai19:13
- Galle19:13
- Point Pedro19:13
Distances from Kandy
| Mumbai | 1,551 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 2,653 km | ESE (103°) |
| Dubai | 3,350 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,959 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,576 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,758 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,541 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,704 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 8,735 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 14,117 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,419 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,007 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Kandy
- Kadugannawa13 km · 19:13
- Gampola16 km · 19:13
- Matale20 km · 19:13
- Kegalle32 km · 19:13
- Kurunegala36 km · 19:13
- Nuwara Eliya39 km · 19:13
- Talawakele39 km · 19:13
- Hatton45 km · 19:13
FAQ
What time is it in Kandy right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kandy (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kandy in?
Kandy runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Kandy observe daylight saving time?
Kandy does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kandy today?
Kandy sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kandy tonight?
The moon phase over Kandy tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kandy?
The antipode of Kandy — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.29° S, 99.37° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,168 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kandy?
Kandy lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kandy?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kandy, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.