Right now, local time in Mannar is 19:28 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mannar ranks #16641 worldwide by population and #38 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
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mannar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.9894° N, 79.8784° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 35,817 · #16641 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mannar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.99° S, 100.12° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,351 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mannar today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:10
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 292.6° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Mannar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mannar sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Mannar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,347 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,862 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.99° N, 79.88° 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 | 06:58 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 08:58 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:58 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:58 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:58 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:58 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:58 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 19:28 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:58 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:58 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:58 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:58 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Mannar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mannar local time:
Cities sharing Mannar's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo19:28
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia19:28
- Maharagama19:28
- Jaffna19:28
- Moratuwa19:28
- Negombo19:28
- Pita Kotte19:28
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte19:28
- Kandy19:28
- Trincomalee19:28
- Kalmunai19:28
- Galle19:28
Distances from Mannar
| Mumbai | 1,347 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 2,782 km | ESE (106°) |
| Dubai | 3,166 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,946 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 6,370 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,712 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,345 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,536 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,884 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 14,116 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,217 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,862 km | NNE (21°) |
Cities near Mannar
- Rameswaram70 km · 19:28
- Kilinochchi73 km · 19:28
- Vavuniya73 km · 19:28
- Jaffna77 km · 19:28
- Pāmban80 km · 19:28
- Mandapam89 km · 19:28
- Anuradhapura96 km · 19:28
- Valvedditturai97 km · 19:28
FAQ
What time is it in Mannar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mannar (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Mannar in?
Mannar runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Mannar observe daylight saving time?
Mannar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mannar today?
Mannar sees sunrise at 06:00 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mannar tonight?
The moon phase over Mannar tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mannar?
The antipode of Mannar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.99° S, 100.12° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,351 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mannar?
Mannar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mannar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mannar, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.