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Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 3.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 9:11:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 6:19 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 6:41 am 66° East
Moonset Today: 7:37 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 25 minutes (+17s)
Location of ColomboLocation

Today's Sun Position in Colombo

Time:9:11 pm
Altitude:-40.1°
Direction:300° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 24m 34s (May 9, 2024)

17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2024)

41 minutes, 9 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

6 minutes, 59 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Colombo Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight4:41 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight5:07 am – 5:32 am
Civil Twilight5:32 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 6:19 pm
Civil Twilight6:19 pm – 6:41 pm
Nautical Twilight6:41 pm – 7:06 pm
Astro. Twilight7:06 pm – 7:32 pm
Night7:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Colombo - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 95:54 am6:19 pm12:24:34+0:1712:07 pm (79.4°)93.848
May 105:54 am6:19 pm12:24:51+0:1712:06 pm (79.2°)93.869
May 115:54 am6:19 pm12:25:09+0:1712:06 pm (78.9°)93.890
May 125:54 am6:19 pm12:25:26+0:1712:06 pm (78.7°)93.911
May 135:54 am6:19 pm12:25:43+0:1612:06 pm (78.4°)93.931
May 145:53 am6:19 pm12:25:59+0:1612:06 pm (78.2°)93.951
May 155:53 am6:20 pm12:26:16+0:1612:06 pm (77.9°)93.970
* All times are local time for Colombo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Colombo

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Colombo - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 96:41 am7:37 pm-1:08 pm(71.6°)230,7402.0%
May 107:39 am8:38 pm-2:08 pm(68.9°)233,9646.6%
May 118:38 am9:37 pm-3:08 pm(68.1°)237,54313.3%
May 129:36 am10:33 pm-4:05 pm(69.1°)241,15821.6%
May 1310:32 am11:24 pm-4:59 pm(71.7°)244,51030.9%
May 1411:24 am--5:48 pm(75.5°)247,35040.7%
May 15-12:09 am12:13 pm6:33 pm(80.2°)249,50450.6%
* All times are local time for Colombo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Colombo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:24 amFri 4:34 pmFri 10:29 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 5:30 amFri 5:50 pmFri 11:40 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:22 amFri 3:28 pmFri 9:25 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:21 amFri 6:44 pmFri 12:32 pmDifficult to see
SaturnFri 2:15 amFri 2:11 pmFri 8:13 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:08 amFri 6:29 pmFri 12:18 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:55 amFri 2:56 pmFri 8:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Colombo.

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