Current Time in Kandy, Central, Sri Lanka
7:31:52 PM
19:31:52
+0530 (India Standard Time) · UTC+05:30
Asia/Colombo
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Time zone details
Kandy does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Kandy
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Administrative area
- Central Province
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Practical
- Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Dialing code
- +94
- Population
- 111,701
- Elevation
- Approximately 500 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 7° 17' N / 80° 38' E
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Clock changes in Kandy
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 11 min23 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 11 min23 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (86.9° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Saturday, September 19, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
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| 12 hr 11 min | 23 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 10 min | 24 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 10 min | 24 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 24 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 24 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 23 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 08 min | 24 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Kandy
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Plan around Kandy
Time context
Kandy follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Colombo
Current time offsetUTC+05:30 (+0530)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Sri Lanka
- Binara Full Moon Poya Day
- Vap Full Moon Poya Day
- Deepavali Festival Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Kandy, Central, Sri Lanka
Bandaranaike International Colombo AirportCMBLarge airport · Serves Colombo83.6 km west
Source: OurAirports record · CMB / VCBI
About 83.6 km (51.9 mi) west of Kandy
Scheduled airline service in source data
Colombo Ratmalana International AirportRMLLarge airport · Serves Colombo97.6 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · RML / VCCC
About 97.6 km (60.6 mi) west-southwest of Kandy
Scheduled airline service in source data
Batticaloa International AirportBTCMedium airport · Serves Batticaloa124 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · BTC / VCCB
About 124 km (77.0 mi) east-northeast of Kandy
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
GampolaKandy DistrictSri Lanka16 kmSWMataleMatale DistrictSri Lanka20 kmNKegalleKegalle DistrictSri Lanka32 kmWKurunegalaNorth Western ProvinceSri Lanka36 kmNWNuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya DistrictSri Lanka39 kmSEHattonNuwara Eliya DistrictSri Lanka45 kmSBadullaUva ProvinceSri Lanka58 kmSEDambullaMatale DistrictSri Lanka63 kmNRatnapuraSabaragamuwa ProvinceSri Lanka72 kmSHanwella IhalaColombo DistrictSri Lanka74 kmSWKatunayakaWestern ProvinceSri Lanka83 kmWJa ElaGampaha DistrictSri Lanka85 kmW
Browse places in Sri LankaFrequently asked questions
- What time zone is Kandy in?
- Kandy currently uses India Standard Time (UTC+05:30). Its IANA time zone is Asia/Colombo.
- When is the next clock change in Kandy?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Kandy in the next 12 months
- Does Kandy observe daylight saving time?
- Kandy does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Kandy right now?
- Kandy is currently UTC+05:30