Right now, local time in Jaffna is 18:34 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jaffna ranks #3635 worldwide by population and #4 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
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jaffna — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.6684° N, 80.0074° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 169,102 · #3635 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jaffna through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.67° S, 99.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,391 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jaffna today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:49
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:09
- Maghrib
- 17:47
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 291.8° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Jaffna — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jaffna sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Jaffna's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,293 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,786 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.67° N, 80.01° 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 | 05:04 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:04 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:04 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:04 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:04 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:04 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Jaffna
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jaffna local time:
Cities sharing Jaffna's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo18:34
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia18:34
- Maharagama18:34
- Moratuwa18:34
- Negombo18:34
- Pita Kotte18:34
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte18:34
- Kandy18:34
- Trincomalee18:34
- Kalmunai18:34
- Galle18:34
- Point Pedro18:34
Distances from Jaffna
| Mumbai | 1,293 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 2,791 km | ESE (108°) |
| Dubai | 3,132 km | NW (307°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,901 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 6,309 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,656 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,298 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,486 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,918 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 14,146 km | NNW (348°) |
| São Paulo | 14,158 km | WSW (248°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,786 km | NNE (21°) |
Cities near Jaffna
- Valvedditturai24 km · 18:34
- Point Pedro30 km · 18:34
- Kilinochchi52 km · 18:34
- Mannar77 km · 18:34
- Vedaraniyam80 km · 18:34
- Rameswaram87 km · 18:34
- Keppapularu93 km · 18:34
- Ammāpattinam93 km · 18:34
FAQ
What time is it in Jaffna right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jaffna (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Jaffna in?
Jaffna runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Jaffna observe daylight saving time?
Jaffna does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jaffna today?
Jaffna sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 17:48 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jaffna tonight?
The moon phase over Jaffna tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jaffna?
The antipode of Jaffna — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.67° S, 99.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,391 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jaffna?
Jaffna lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jaffna?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jaffna, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.