Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 19, 2018 at 9:04:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:57 am↑ 100° East
Sunset Today: 5:54 pm↑ 260° West
Moonrise Today: 2:16 pm↑ 105° East
Moonset Today: 1:36 am↑ 253° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 56 minutes (-20s)
Today's Sun Position in Colombo
The Sun's altitude in Colombo today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
9:04 pm
Altitude
-47.6°Heading
263° WPosition
NightDay length
11h 56m 54s
Change since
Yesterday: -20s
Winter: +13m 29s
Summer: -34m 39s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Colombo Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Colombo today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:47 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:47 am – 5:11 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:11 am – 5:36 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:36 am – 5:57 am | |
| Daylight | 5:57 am – 5:54 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:54 pm – 6:15 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:15 pm – 6:39 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:39 pm – 7:04 pm | |
| Night | 7:04 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Colombo - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Oct 19 | 5:57 am | 5:54 pm | 11:56:54 | −0:20 | 11:55 am (73.1°) | 92.591 |
| Oct 20 | 5:57 am | 5:53 pm | 11:56:33 | −0:20 | 11:55 am (72.7°) | 92.565 |
| Oct 21 | 5:57 am | 5:53 pm | 11:56:12 | −0:20 | 11:55 am (72.4°) | 92.539 |
| Oct 22 | 5:57 am | 5:52 pm | 11:55:52 | −0:20 | 11:55 am (72.0°) | 92.512 |
| Oct 23 | 5:57 am | 5:52 pm | 11:55:31 | −0:20 | 11:54 am (71.7°) | 92.487 |
| Oct 24 | 5:57 am | 5:52 pm | 11:55:11 | −0:20 | 11:54 am (71.3°) | 92.461 |
| Oct 25 | 5:57 am | 5:52 pm | 11:54:51 | −0:20 | 11:54 am (71.0°) | 92.436 |
| * All times are local time for Colombo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 9:45 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 3:37 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 7:24 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 22 | 3:53 am |
| * All times are local Colombo time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Colombo
The Moon's path in Colombo today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
9:04 pm
Altitude
65.8°Heading
207° SWPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
76.1%
Moon in Colombo - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Oct 19 | - | 1:36 am | 2:16 pm | 8:19 pm | (68.3°) | 249,925 | 75.9% | |||
| Oct 20 | - | 2:23 am | 2:59 pm | 9:04 pm | (72.0°) | 248,238 | 83.8% | |||
| Oct 21 | - | 3:09 am | 3:41 pm | 9:48 pm | (76.3°) | 246,038 | 90.5% | |||
| Oct 22 | - | 3:56 am | 4:23 pm | 10:32 pm | (80.9°) | 243,519 | 95.6% | |||
| Oct 23 | - | 4:43 am | 5:06 pm | 11:18 pm | (85.8°) | 240,885 | 98.8% | |||
 Oct 24 | - | 5:31 am | 5:50 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Oct 25 | - | 6:21 am | 6:36 pm | 12:05 am | (89.4°) | 238,329 | 99.8% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Colombo This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Oct 19, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 7:11 am | Sat 6:59 pm | Sat 1:05 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 6:33 am | Sat 6:14 pm | Sat 12:23 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Fri 1:37 pm | Sat 1:22 am | Fri 7:29 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 7:58 am | Sat 7:42 pm | Sat 1:50 pm | Average visiblity |
| Saturn | Fri 10:46 am | Fri 10:26 pm | Fri 4:36 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Sat 6:02 pm | Sun 6:15 am | Sun 12:08 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Fri 3:23 pm | Sat 3:18 am | Fri 9:21 pm | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Colombo. | ||||
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