Right now, local time in Dambulla is 16:19 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dambulla ranks #9341 worldwide by population and #20 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 40m (winter) – 12h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dambulla — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.8600° N, 80.6517° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 66,716 · #9341 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dambulla through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.86° S, 99.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,205 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dambulla today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 293.6° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Dambulla — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dambulla sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Dambulla's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,499 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,947 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.86° N, 80.65° 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 | 03:49 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 05:49 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 07:49 | −8h 30m |
| London | 10:49 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 11:49 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 13:49 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 14:49 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 16:19 | same time |
| Singapore | 18:49 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 18:49 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 19:49 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 21:49 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Dambulla
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dambulla local time:
Cities sharing Dambulla's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo16:19
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia16:19
- Maharagama16:19
- Jaffna16:19
- Moratuwa16:19
- Negombo16:19
- Pita Kotte16:19
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte16:19
- Kandy16:19
- Trincomalee16:19
- Kalmunai16:19
- Galle16:19
Distances from Dambulla
| Mumbai | 1,499 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 2,666 km | ESE (105°) |
| Dubai | 3,311 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,927 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,520 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,718 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,495 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,687 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,741 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 14,145 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,357 km | N (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,947 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Dambulla
- Sigiriya15 km · 16:19
- Polonnaruwa40 km · 16:19
- Matale44 km · 16:19
- Kurunegala52 km · 16:19
- Anuradhapura57 km · 16:19
- Mihintale58 km · 16:19
- Kandy63 km · 16:19
- Kadugannawa69 km · 16:19
FAQ
What time is it in Dambulla right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dambulla (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dambulla in?
Dambulla runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Dambulla observe daylight saving time?
Dambulla does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dambulla today?
Dambulla sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dambulla tonight?
The moon phase over Dambulla tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dambulla?
The antipode of Dambulla — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.86° S, 99.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,205 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dambulla?
Dambulla lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dambulla?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dambulla, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.