Right now, local time in Nuwara Eliya is 18:39 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nuwara Eliya ranks #21035 worldwide by population and #50 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 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 43m (winter) – 12h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nuwara Eliya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.9708° N, 80.7829° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- 1,868 m above sea level — higher than about 99% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Central Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 27,500 · #21035 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nuwara Eliya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.97° S, 99.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,133 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nuwara Eliya today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 294.4° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Nuwara Eliya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nuwara Eliya sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Nuwara Eliya sits at 1868 m above sea level. Nuwara Eliya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,590 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,033 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.97° N, 80.78° 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 | 05:09 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:09 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:09 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:09 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:09 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:09 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:09 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 18:39 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:09 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:09 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:09 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:09 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Nuwara Eliya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nuwara Eliya local time:
Cities sharing Nuwara Eliya's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo18:39
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia18:39
- Maharagama18:39
- Jaffna18:39
- Moratuwa18:39
- Negombo18:39
- Pita Kotte18:39
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte18:39
- Kandy18:39
- Trincomalee18:39
- Kalmunai18:39
- Galle18:39
Distances from Nuwara Eliya
| Mumbai | 1,590 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 2,629 km | ESE (103°) |
| Dubai | 3,385 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,962 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,615 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,766 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,579 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 8,670 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 8,773 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 14,118 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,457 km | NNW (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,033 km | NNE (23°) |
Cities near Nuwara Eliya
- Talawakele14 km · 18:39
- Hatton22 km · 18:39
- Haputale29 km · 18:39
- Bogahakumbura29 km · 18:39
- Badulla30 km · 18:39
- Ella Town31 km · 18:39
- Gampola32 km · 18:39
- Kandy39 km · 18:39
FAQ
What time is it in Nuwara Eliya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nuwara Eliya in?
Nuwara Eliya runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Nuwara Eliya observe daylight saving time?
Nuwara Eliya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nuwara Eliya today?
Nuwara Eliya sees sunrise at 05:55 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nuwara Eliya tonight?
The moon phase over Nuwara Eliya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nuwara Eliya?
The antipode of Nuwara Eliya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.97° S, 99.22° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,133 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nuwara Eliya?
Nuwara Eliya sits at about 1,868 m above sea level, higher than roughly 99% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Nuwara Eliya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nuwara Eliya, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.