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Time in Colombo, Sri Lanka now

01:35:47

Sunday, October 26, 2025, week 43

Sun: ↑ 05:56 ↓ 17:53 (11h 57m) - More info - Make Colombo time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Colombo

UTC +5:30

Sri Lanka Standard Time (SLST)
now 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York

The time in Colombo is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time in New York when New York is on standard time, and 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time in New York when New York is on daylight saving time.
Colombo does not change between summer time and winter time.
The IANA time zone identifier for Colombo is Asia/Colombo.

Time difference
from Colombo

Los Angeles	−12.5 hours	−12.5 hours
Chicago	−10.5 hours	−10.5 hours
New York	−9.5 hours	−9.5 hours
Toronto	−9.5 hours	−9.5 hours
São Paulo	−8.5 hours	−8.5 hours
UTC	−5.5 hours	−5.5 hours
Lagos	−4.5 hours	−4.5 hours
London	−4.5 hours	−4.5 hours
Johannesburg	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
Paris	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
Zurich	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
Cairo	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Istanbul	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Moscow	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Dubai	−1.5 hours	−1.5 hours
Mumbai	0
Hong Kong	+2.5 hours
Shanghai	+2.5 hours
Singapore	+2.5 hours
Tokyo	+3.5 hours
Sydney	+5.5 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Colombo

Sunrise: 05:56
Sunset: 17:53
Day length: 11h 57m
Solar noon: 11:55
The current local time in Colombo is 5 minutes behind apparent solar time.

Colombo on the map

Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka.
Latitude: 6.94. Longitude: 79.85
Population: 648,000

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