Right now, local time in Colombo is 05:54 (GMT-3, UTC-03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Colombo ranks #2650 worldwide by population and #149 in Brazil.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo GMT-3
- UTC offset
- UTC-03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Day length
- 13h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 10h 34m (winter) – 13h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Colombo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 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
- 25.29° N, 130.78° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Minamidaito, Japan, about 75 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:54 GMT+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Colombo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:09
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:30
- Maghrib
- 18:31
- Isha
- 19:48
- Qibla direction
- 70.1° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Colombo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Colombo sits in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC-03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 01m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 5882 cities we cover in Brazil.
Colombo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is São Paulo, 326 km away; even Tokyo lies some 18,579 km off. Its position on the globe is 25.29° S, 49.22° W, 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 | 01:54 | −4h |
| Chicago | 03:54 | −2h |
| São Paulo | 05:54 | same time |
| London | 08:54 | +3h |
| Paris | 09:54 | +4h |
| Moscow | 11:54 | +6h |
| Dubai | 12:54 | +7h |
| Mumbai | 14:24 | +8h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:54 | +11h |
| Hong Kong | 16:54 | +11h |
| Tokyo | 17:54 | +12h |
| Sydney | 19:54 | +14h |
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 Brazil
- São Paulo05:54
- Rio de Janeiro05:54
- Belo Horizonte05:54
- Salvador05:54
- Fortaleza05:54
- Manaus04:54
- Brasília05:54
- Curitiba05:54
- Recife05:54
- Goiânia05:54
- Belém05:54
- Porto Alegre05:54
Distances from Colombo
| São Paulo | 326 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 8,448 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,702 km | NNE (31°) |
| London | 9,790 km | NNE (28°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,822 km | NW (309°) |
| Moscow | 12,118 km | NE (36°) |
| Dubai | 12,542 km | ENE (72°) |
| Sydney | 13,091 km | SSW (199°) |
| Mumbai | 14,054 km | E (84°) |
| Singapore | 16,086 km | SE (128°) |
| Hong Kong | 18,295 km | E (98°) |
| Tokyo | 18,579 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Colombo
- Almirante Tamandaré9 km · 05:54
- Pinhais15 km · 05:54
- Rio Branco do Sul14 km · 05:54
- Bocaiúva do Sul15 km · 05:54
- Itaperuçu15 km · 05:54
- Curitiba16 km · 05:54
- Pinhais17 km · 05:54
- Quatro Barras17 km · 05:54
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 (Brazil), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Colombo in?
Colombo runs on the America/Sao_Paulo IANA time zone (UTC-03:00), currently abbreviated GMT-3.
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 05:31 and sunset at 18:32 today, giving 13h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Colombo tonight?
The moon phase over Colombo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 81.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Colombo?
The antipode of Colombo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 25.29° N, 130.78° E. It falls on land, near Minamidaito, Japan, about 75 km from that city. 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 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.