Sunrise & Sunset in Colombo
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
5:53 PM
Today in Colombo, Sri Lanka, sunrise is at 5:57 AM and sunset at 5:53 PM, giving 11 h 56 min of daylight — the same as yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 4:47 AM | 7:03 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 5:11 AM | 6:39 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 5:36 AM | 6:14 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:57 AM | 5:53 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 6:25 AM | 5:25 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:55 AM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Colombo sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 5:59 AM | 6:02 PM | 12 h 3 min |
| 2 Fri | 5:58 AM | 6:01 PM | 12 h 3 min |
| 3 Sat | 5:58 AM | 6:01 PM | 12 h 3 min |
| 4 Sun | 5:58 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 2 min |
| 5 Mon | 5:58 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 2 min |
| 6 Tue | 5:58 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 2 min |
| 7 Wed | 5:58 AM | 5:59 PM | 12 h 1 min |
| 8 Thu | 5:58 AM | 5:59 PM | 12 h 1 min |
| 9 Fri | 5:58 AM | 5:58 PM | 12 h 0 min |
| 10 Sat | 5:58 AM | 5:58 PM | 12 h 0 min |
| 11 Sun | 5:57 AM | 5:57 PM | 12 h 0 min |
| 12 Mon | 5:57 AM | 5:57 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 13 Tue | 5:57 AM | 5:56 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 14 Wed | 5:57 AM | 5:56 PM | 11 h 59 min |
| 15 Thu | 5:57 AM | 5:56 PM | 11 h 58 min |
| 16 Fri | 5:57 AM | 5:55 PM | 11 h 58 min |
| 17 Sat | 5:57 AM | 5:55 PM | 11 h 58 min |
| 18 Sun | 5:57 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 19 Mon | 5:57 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 20 Tue | 5:57 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 57 min |
| 21 Wed | 5:57 AM | 5:53 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| 22 Thu | 5:57 AM | 5:53 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| 23 Fri | 5:57 AM | 5:53 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| 24 Sat | 5:57 AM | 5:52 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| 25 Sun | 5:57 AM | 5:52 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| 26 Mon | 5:57 AM | 5:52 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| 27 Tue | 5:57 AM | 5:52 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 28 Wed | 5:57 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 29 Thu | 5:58 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| 30 Fri | 5:58 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| 31 Sat | 5:58 AM | 5:51 PM | 11 h 53 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Colombo: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Colombo today?
5:53 PM local time (India Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 6:14 PM.
What time is sunrise in Colombo tomorrow?
5:57 AM.
When is golden hour in Colombo today?
In the evening from about 5:25 PM until sunset at 5:53 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 6:25 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Colombo?
About 12 h 32 min at the June solstice, and about 11 h 43 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 6.94°, 79.85°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.