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

Moon: 87.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jan 17, 2025 at 5:08:35 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:13 pm 249° West
Moonrise Today: 9:13 pm 81° East
Moonset Today: 9:01 am 281° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 46 minutes (+12s)
Location of ColomboLocation

Today's Sun Position in Colombo

Time:5:08 pm
Altitude:14.3°
Direction:247° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 46m 18s (Jan 17, 2025)

12 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 16, 2025)

2 minutes, 54 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

45 minutes, 15 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Colombo Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:13 am
Astro. Twilight5:13 am – 5:39 am
Nautical Twilight5:39 am – 6:05 am
Civil Twilight6:05 am – 6:27 am
Daylight6:27 am – 6:13 pm
Civil Twilight6:13 pm – 6:36 pm
Nautical Twilight6:36 pm – 7:01 pm
Astro. Twilight7:01 pm – 7:27 pm
Night7:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Colombo - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 176:27 am6:13 pm11:46:18+0:1212:20 pm (62.4°)91.447
Jan 186:27 am6:14 pm11:46:30+0:1212:20 pm (62.6°)91.455
Jan 196:27 am6:14 pm11:46:43+0:1212:21 pm (62.8°)91.462
Jan 206:28 am6:15 pm11:46:57+0:1312:21 pm (63.0°)91.470
Jan 216:28 am6:15 pm11:47:10+0:1312:21 pm (63.2°)91.479
Jan 226:28 am6:15 pm11:47:24+0:1412:22 pm (63.5°)91.488
Jan 236:28 am6:16 pm11:47:39+0:1412:22 pm (63.7°)91.498
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Colombo - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 17-9:01 am9:13 pm2:45 am(84.1°)244,74590.8%
Jan 18-9:39 am9:56 pm3:27 am(89.9°)247,22684.1%
Jan 19-10:16 am10:38 pm4:07 am(84.1°)249,24176.3%
Jan 20-10:53 am11:21 pm4:46 am(78.1°)250,61067.5%
Jan 21-11:29 am-5:26 am(72.4°)251,20258.2%
Jan 2212:04 am12:08 pm-6:07 am(67.1°)250,94348.5%
Jan 2312:50 am12:50 pm-6:50 am(62.3°)249,82638.9%
* 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, Fri, Jan 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:28 amFri 5:10 pmFri 11:19 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 9:25 amFri 9:24 pmFri 3:25 pmGreat visibility
MarsFri 6:00 pmSat 6:28 amSat 12:14 amPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 2:50 pmSat 3:15 amFri 9:02 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 9:35 amFri 9:31 pmFri 3:33 pmAverage visibility
UranusFri 1:34 pmSat 1:56 amFri 7:45 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 10:15 amFri 10:15 pmFri 4:15 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Colombo.

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