Current time in Colombo, Sri Lanka
India Standard Time
UTC+05:30- Time zone
- India Standard Time · Asia/Colombo
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+5:30 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Western Province, Sri Lanka (capital) · 6.94° N, 79.85° E
- Population
- 648,034
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Colombo at about 12:11 standard time: the clock runs about 11 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:54 and 12:25 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:14 | 18:21 | 12h 06m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:56 | 18:28 | 12h 32m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:59 | 18:06 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:17 | 18:00 | 11h 43m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:58–18:03 (12 h 4 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Tirunelveli, India · 310 km
- Madurai, India · 380 km
- Tiruchirappalli, India · 450 km
- Kallakurichi, India · 540 km
- Coimbatore, India · 550 km
- Chennai, India · 690 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Tirunelveli, India · 310 km
- Madurai, India · 380 km
- Tiruchirappalli, India · 450 km
- Kallakurichi, India · 540 km
- Coimbatore, India · 550 km
- Chennai, India · 690 km