Right now, local time in Gampola is 07:45 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gampola ranks #23426 worldwide by population and #52 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
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gampola — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.1643° N, 80.5696° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 24,283 · #23426 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gampola through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.16° S, 99.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,165 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gampola today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 16:09
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 294.3° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Gampola — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gampola 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.
Gampola's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,560 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,023 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.16° N, 80.57° 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 | 19:15 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 21:15 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 23:15 | −8h 30m |
| London | 02:15 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 03:15 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 05:15 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 06:15 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 07:45 | same time |
| Singapore | 10:15 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 10:15 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 11:15 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 13:15 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Gampola
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gampola local time:
Cities sharing Gampola's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo07:45
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia07:45
- Maharagama07:45
- Jaffna07:45
- Moratuwa07:45
- Negombo07:45
- Pita Kotte07:45
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte07:45
- Kandy07:45
- Trincomalee07:45
- Kalmunai07:45
- Galle07:45
Distances from Gampola
| Mumbai | 1,560 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 2,657 km | ESE (103°) |
| Dubai | 3,353 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,972 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,585 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,772 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,547 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,701 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 8,742 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 14,105 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,431 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,023 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Gampola
- Kadugannawa11 km · 07:45
- Kandy16 km · 07:45
- Kegalle27 km · 07:45
- Talawakele27 km · 07:45
- Hatton30 km · 07:45
- Nuwara Eliya32 km · 07:45
- Matale34 km · 07:45
- Kurunegala42 km · 07:45
FAQ
What time is it in Gampola right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gampola (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gampola in?
Gampola runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Gampola observe daylight saving time?
Gampola does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gampola today?
Gampola sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gampola tonight?
The moon phase over Gampola tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gampola?
The antipode of Gampola — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.16° S, 99.43° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,165 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gampola?
Gampola lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gampola?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gampola, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.