Sunrise Times in Sri Lanka Today 🇱🇰

In Sri Lanka, the sun rises at 05:55 local time today in the capital, Colombo. Sunrise times vary by a few minutes between cities depending on latitude and longitude.

Sunrise in Colombo today is at 05:55 local time. Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka.

Today, the earliest sunrise in Sri Lanka is in Trincomalee at 05:46, and the latest is in Peliyagoda at 05:55. The total spread is determined by how far east-west the country stretches.

The capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, gets about 12h 31m of daylight today between sunrise and sunset. Day length changes throughout the year, reaching its maximum at the summer solstice and minimum at the winter solstice.

Solar noon in Colombo today is at 12:10. This is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky and shadows are shortest. Solar noon is not the same as clock noon; the difference depends on longitude within the time zone and the equation of time.

Civil twilight in Colombo begins at 05:32 today. This is when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon and the sky is bright enough to see clearly without artificial light.

Nautical twilight in Colombo runs from 05:05 in the morning to 19:16 in the evening. During nautical twilight, the horizon is visible at sea, which historically allowed sailors to take star-fix readings for navigation.

This page lists today's sunrise times for cities across Sri Lanka. Click any city to see its full sunrise, sunset, twilight, and day-length data, plus a monthly calendar.