The short answer
8pm in Colombo is 10:30am in Eastern Daylight Time.
Colombo is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in Colombo but lands inside working hours in Eastern Daylight Time.
Colombo☾
8pm
Eastern Daylight Time☀
10:30am
Right now
2:37pm+05:30 · UTC+05:30 · Sun, Aug 30
5:07amEDT · UTC-04:00 · Sun, Aug 30
Read across to convert
Colombo
+05:30 · UTC+05:30
Eastern Daylight Time
EDT · UTC-04:00
Pinned8pmColombo=10:30amEastern Daylight Time
12amSun
2:30pmSat ·−1d
WORK1am
3:30pmSat ·−1d
WORK2am
4:30pmSat ·−1d
WORK3am
5:30pmSat ·−1d
4am
6:30pmSat ·−1d
5am
7:30pmSat ·−1d
6am
8:30pmSat ·−1d
7am
9:30pmSat ·−1d
8am
10:30pmSat ·−1d
9am
WORK11:30pmSat ·−1d
10am
WORK12:30amSun
11am
WORK1:30am
12pm
WORK2:30am
1pm
WORK3:30am
NOW
2pm
WORK4:30am
3pm
WORK5:30am
4pm
WORK6:30am
5pm
7:30am
6pm
8:30am
7pm
9:30am
WORKPINNED
8pm
10:30am
WORK9pm
11:30am
WORK10pm
12:30pm
WORK11pm
1:30pm
WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Colombo
5pm–7pm
Eastern Daylight Time
7:30am–9:30am
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amColombo=11:30pmEastern Daylight Time · prev day
12pmColombo=2:30amEastern Daylight Time
3pmColombo=5:30amEastern Daylight Time
5pmColombo=7:30amEastern Daylight Time
9pmColombo=11:30amEastern Daylight Time
In context
What each side covers.
Colombo
2:37pm+05:30 · UTC+05:30
Cities on this clock
Eastern Daylight Time
5:07amEDT · UTC-04:00
Cities on this clock
Did you mean…? “EDT” is shared by several places. This page shows Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) — or switch to Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
2:07am
India Standard Time
2:37pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Daylight Time
5:07am
Central European Time
11:07am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
2:37pm
Eastern Daylight Time
5:07am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
British Summer Time
10:07am
India Standard Time
2:37pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Daylight Time
2:07am
Eastern Daylight Time
5:07am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
11:07am
India Standard Time
2:37pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Colombo and Eastern Daylight Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Colombo and Eastern Daylight Time?
- Colombo is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Daylight Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 8pm in Colombo, what time is it in Eastern Daylight Time?
- 8pm in Colombo is 10:30am in Eastern Daylight Time. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in Colombo but lands inside working hours in Eastern Daylight Time. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Colombo and Eastern Daylight Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Colombo and Eastern Daylight Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — +05:30 and EDT — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.