Right now, local time in Bentota is 19:15 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bentota ranks #16174 worldwide by population and #36 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 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 11h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bentota — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.4260° N, 79.9958° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 37,000 · #16174 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bentota through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.43° S, 100.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,173 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bentota today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:11
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 295.3° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Bentota — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bentota sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Bentota's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,599 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,122 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.43° N, 80.00° 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 | 05:45 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:45 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:45 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:45 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:45 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:45 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:45 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 19:15 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:45 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:45 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:45 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:45 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Bentota
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bentota local time:
Cities sharing Bentota's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo19:15
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia19:15
- Maharagama19:15
- Jaffna19:15
- Moratuwa19:15
- Negombo19:15
- Pita Kotte19:15
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte19:15
- Kandy19:15
- Trincomalee19:15
- Kalmunai19:15
- Galle19:15
Distances from Bentota
| Mumbai | 1,599 km | NNW (332°) |
| Singapore | 2,702 km | E (101°) |
| Dubai | 3,358 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,067 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,631 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,872 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,567 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,703 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 8,766 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 14,014 km | WSW (245°) |
| Chicago | 14,499 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,122 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Bentota
- Beruwala6 km · 19:15
- Horawala Junction16 km · 19:15
- Kalutara18 km · 19:15
- Ambalangoda22 km · 19:15
- Horana South33 km · 19:15
- Panadura34 km · 19:15
- Hikkaduwa34 km · 19:15
- Moratuwa41 km · 19:15
FAQ
What time is it in Bentota right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bentota (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bentota in?
Bentota runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Bentota observe daylight saving time?
Bentota does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bentota today?
Bentota sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bentota tonight?
The moon phase over Bentota tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bentota?
The antipode of Bentota — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.43° S, 100.00° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,173 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bentota?
Bentota lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bentota?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bentota, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.