Right now, local time in Mihintale is 19:20 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mihintale ranks #69115 worldwide by population and #73 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mihintale — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.3593° N, 80.5103° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Central Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 5,000 · #69115 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mihintale through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.36° S, 99.49° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,253 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mihintale today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 293.1° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Mihintale — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mihintale 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.
Mihintale's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,444 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,902 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.36° N, 80.51° 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 | 05:50 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:50 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:50 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:50 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:50 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:50 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:50 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 19:20 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:50 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:50 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:50 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:50 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Mihintale
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mihintale local time:
Cities sharing Mihintale's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo19:20
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia19:20
- Maharagama19:20
- Jaffna19:20
- Moratuwa19:20
- Negombo19:20
- Pita Kotte19:20
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte19:20
- Kandy19:20
- Trincomalee19:20
- Kalmunai19:20
- Galle19:20
Distances from Mihintale
| Mumbai | 1,444 km | NW (326°) |
| Singapore | 2,696 km | ESE (106°) |
| Dubai | 3,264 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,916 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,463 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,697 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,443 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,634 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,786 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 14,153 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,299 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,902 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Mihintale
- Anuradhapura12 km · 19:20
- Vavuniya44 km · 19:20
- Sigiriya53 km · 19:20
- Dambulla58 km · 19:20
- Padaviya Divisional Secretariat61 km · 19:20
- Polonnaruwa72 km · 19:20
- Trincomalee83 km · 19:20
- Puttalam83 km · 19:20
FAQ
What time is it in Mihintale right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mihintale (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mihintale in?
Mihintale runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Mihintale observe daylight saving time?
Mihintale does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mihintale today?
Mihintale sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mihintale tonight?
The moon phase over Mihintale tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mihintale?
The antipode of Mihintale — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.36° S, 99.49° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,253 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mihintale?
Mihintale lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mihintale?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mihintale, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.