Right now, local time in Colombo is 02:04 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Colombo ranks #904 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 43m (winter) – 12h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Colombo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.9355° N, 79.8487° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 648,034 · #904 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Colombo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.94° S, 100.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,216 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Colombo today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:12
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 294.8° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Colombo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Colombo sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Sri Lanka, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Colombo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,542 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,076 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.94° N, 79.85° 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 | 13:34 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −8h 30m |
| London | 20:34 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 21:34 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | same time |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Colombo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Colombo local time:
Cities sharing Colombo's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia02:04
- Maharagama02:04
- Jaffna02:04
- Moratuwa02:04
- Negombo02:04
- Pita Kotte02:04
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte02:04
- Kandy02:04
- Trincomalee02:04
- Kalmunai02:04
- Galle02:04
- Point Pedro02:04
Distances from Colombo
| Mumbai | 1,542 km | NNW (331°) |
| Singapore | 2,729 km | ESE (102°) |
| Dubai | 3,309 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,054 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,573 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,851 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,514 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 8,712 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,750 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 14,022 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,440 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,076 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Colombo
- Kolonnawa4 km · 02:04
- Peliyagoda5 km · 02:04
- Kotikawatta7 km · 02:04
- Hendala7 km · 02:04
- Wattala8 km · 02:04
- Pita Kotte8 km · 02:04
- Kelaniya8 km · 02:04
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte9 km · 02:04
FAQ
What time is it in Colombo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Colombo (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Colombo in?
Colombo runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Colombo observe daylight saving time?
Colombo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Colombo today?
Colombo sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Colombo tonight?
The moon phase over Colombo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Colombo?
The antipode of Colombo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.94° S, 100.15° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,216 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Colombo?
Colombo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Colombo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Colombo, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.