Right now, local time in Vakarai is 08:38 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Vakarai ranks #26387 worldwide by population and #56 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Day length
- 11h 49m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 11h 39m (winter) – 12h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Vakarai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.1333° N, 81.4333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 21,000 · #26387 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Vakarai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.13° S, 98.57° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,160 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Vakarai today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:42
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 16:04
- Maghrib
- 17:42
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 293.1° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Vakarai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Vakarai 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.
Vakarai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,523 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,887 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.13° N, 81.43° 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 | 19:08 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 21:08 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 00:08 | −8h 30m |
| London | 03:08 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 04:08 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 06:08 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 07:08 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 08:38 | same time |
| Singapore | 11:08 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 11:08 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 12:08 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 14:08 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Vakarai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Vakarai local time:
Cities sharing Vakarai's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo08:38
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia08:38
- Maharagama08:38
- Jaffna08:38
- Moratuwa08:38
- Negombo08:38
- Pita Kotte08:38
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte08:38
- Kandy08:38
- Trincomalee08:38
- Kalmunai08:38
- Galle08:38
Distances from Vakarai
| Mumbai | 1,523 km | NW (323°) |
| Singapore | 2,591 km | ESE (106°) |
| Dubai | 3,360 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,837 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,532 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,631 km | NE (53°) |
| Paris | 8,530 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 8,690 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 8,717 km | NW (321°) |
| São Paulo | 14,236 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 14,343 km | N (350°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,887 km | NNE (23°) |
Cities near Vakarai
- Eravur Town44 km · 08:38
- Polonnaruwa52 km · 08:38
- Trincomalee54 km · 08:38
- Batticaloa55 km · 08:38
- Sigiriya78 km · 08:38
- Dambulla91 km · 08:38
- Kalmunai92 km · 08:38
- Ampara97 km · 08:38
FAQ
What time is it in Vakarai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Vakarai (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Vakarai in?
Vakarai runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Vakarai observe daylight saving time?
Vakarai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Vakarai today?
Vakarai sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 17:43 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Vakarai tonight?
The moon phase over Vakarai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Vakarai?
The antipode of Vakarai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.13° S, 98.57° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,160 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Vakarai?
Vakarai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Vakarai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Vakarai, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.