Right now, local time in Puttalam is 18:33 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Puttalam ranks #13402 worldwide by population and #31 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 11h 50m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Puttalam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.0362° N, 79.8283° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 45,661 · #13402 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Puttalam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.04° S, 100.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,288 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Puttalam today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 16:11
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 293.6° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Puttalam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Puttalam sits in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 89 cities we cover in Sri Lanka.
Puttalam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,434 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,963 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.04° N, 79.83° 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 | 05:03 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 07:03 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 10:03 | −8h 30m |
| London | 13:03 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 14:03 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 16:03 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 17:03 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 18:33 | same time |
| Singapore | 21:03 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 21:03 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 22:03 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 00:03 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Puttalam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Puttalam local time:
Cities sharing Puttalam's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo18:33
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia18:33
- Maharagama18:33
- Jaffna18:33
- Moratuwa18:33
- Negombo18:33
- Pita Kotte18:33
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte18:33
- Kandy18:33
- Trincomalee18:33
- Kalmunai18:33
- Galle18:33
Distances from Puttalam
| Mumbai | 1,434 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 2,759 km | ESE (104°) |
| Dubai | 3,228 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,999 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,462 km | NNW (334°) |
| Tokyo | 6,779 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,421 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,615 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,825 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 14,070 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,320 km | NNW (348°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,963 km | NNE (21°) |
Cities near Puttalam
- Chilaw51 km · 18:33
- Kuliyapitiya67 km · 18:33
- Anuradhapura71 km · 18:33
- Mihintale83 km · 18:33
- Kurunegala86 km · 18:33
- Negombo92 km · 18:33
- Dambulla93 km · 18:33
- Katunayaka97 km · 18:33
FAQ
What time is it in Puttalam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Puttalam (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Puttalam in?
Puttalam runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Puttalam observe daylight saving time?
Puttalam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Puttalam today?
Puttalam sees sunrise at 06:00 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 11h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Puttalam tonight?
The moon phase over Puttalam tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Puttalam?
The antipode of Puttalam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.04° S, 100.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,288 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Puttalam?
Puttalam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Puttalam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Puttalam, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.