Right now, local time in Vavuniya is 20:09 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Vavuniya ranks #10376 worldwide by population and #24 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 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Vavuniya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.7514° N, 80.4971° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Population
- 60,176 · #10376 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Vavuniya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.75° S, 99.50° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, 1,282 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Vavuniya today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 292.7° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Vavuniya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Vavuniya 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.
Vavuniya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,408 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,862 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.75° N, 80.50° 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 | 06:39 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 08:39 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 11:39 | −8h 30m |
| London | 14:39 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 15:39 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 17:39 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 18:39 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 20:09 | same time |
| Singapore | 22:39 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 22:39 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 23:39 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 01:39 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Vavuniya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Vavuniya local time:
Cities sharing Vavuniya's time zone
Other cities in Sri Lanka
- Colombo20:09
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia20:09
- Maharagama20:09
- Jaffna20:09
- Moratuwa20:09
- Negombo20:09
- Pita Kotte20:09
- Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte20:09
- Kandy20:09
- Trincomalee20:09
- Kalmunai20:09
- Galle20:09
Distances from Vavuniya
| Mumbai | 1,408 km | NW (325°) |
| Singapore | 2,709 km | ESE (106°) |
| Dubai | 3,236 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,897 km | ENE (63°) |
| Moscow | 6,424 km | NNW (333°) |
| Tokyo | 6,673 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 8,410 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 8,599 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 8,814 km | SE (127°) |
| São Paulo | 14,169 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 14,256 km | N (349°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,862 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Vavuniya
- Padaviya Divisional Secretariat31 km · 20:09
- Mihintale44 km · 20:09
- Anuradhapura50 km · 20:09
- Keppapularu65 km · 20:09
- Mullaittivu67 km · 20:09
- Kilinochchi73 km · 20:09
- Mannar73 km · 20:09
- Trincomalee83 km · 20:09
FAQ
What time is it in Vavuniya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Vavuniya (Sri Lanka), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Vavuniya in?
Vavuniya runs on the Asia/Colombo IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Vavuniya observe daylight saving time?
Vavuniya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Vavuniya today?
Vavuniya sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 11h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Vavuniya tonight?
The moon phase over Vavuniya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Vavuniya?
The antipode of Vavuniya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.75° S, 99.50° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, roughly 1,282 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Vavuniya?
Vavuniya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Vavuniya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Vavuniya, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.