Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Aug 19, 2018 at 5:26:50 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:04 am↑ 77° East
Sunset Today: 6:23 pm↑ 283° West
Moonrise Today: 12:55 pm↑ 107° East
Moonset Today: 12:13 am↑ 254° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 19 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
5:26 pm
Altitude
13.1°Heading
281° WPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 19m 21s
Change since
Yesterday: -20s
Winter: +35m 56s
Summer: -12m 12s
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 – 4:53 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:53 am – 5:18 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:18 am – 5:43 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:43 am – 6:04 am | |
| Daylight | 6:04 am – 6:23 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:23 pm – 6:45 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:45 pm – 7:10 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:10 pm – 7:35 pm | |
| Night | 7:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Colombo - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 19 | 6:04 am | 6:23 pm | 12:19:21 | −0:20 | 12:14 pm (84.2°) | 94.078 |
| Aug 20 | 6:04 am | 6:23 pm | 12:19:00 | −0:20 | 12:14 pm (84.5°) | 94.060 |
| Aug 21 | 6:04 am | 6:23 pm | 12:18:39 | −0:20 | 12:13 pm (84.8°) | 94.040 |
| Aug 22 | 6:04 am | 6:22 pm | 12:18:18 | −0:21 | 12:13 pm (85.2°) | 94.021 |
| Aug 23 | 6:04 am | 6:22 pm | 12:17:56 | −0:21 | 12:13 pm (85.5°) | 94.001 |
| Aug 24 | 6:04 am | 6:21 pm | 12:17:35 | −0:21 | 12:13 pm (85.8°) | 93.981 |
| Aug 25 | 6:04 am | 6:21 pm | 12:17:14 | −0:21 | 12:12 pm (86.2°) | 93.961 |
| * 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
5:26 pm
Altitude
56.7°Heading
139° SEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
61.7%
Moon in Colombo - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 19 | - | 12:13 am | 12:55 pm | 6:57 pm | (64.9°) | 247,459 | 62.3% | |||
| Aug 20 | - | 1:00 am | 1:44 pm | 7:46 pm | (63.0°) | 249,654 | 71.7% | |||
| Aug 21 | - | 1:47 am | 2:33 pm | 8:34 pm | (62.0°) | 251,139 | 80.1% | |||
| Aug 22 | - | 2:35 am | 3:22 pm | 9:22 pm | (62.0°) | 251,937 | 87.3% | |||
| Aug 23 | - | 3:23 am | 4:09 pm | 10:10 pm | (63.0°) | 252,106 | 93.1% | |||
| Aug 24 | - | 4:12 am | 4:55 pm | 10:57 pm | (65.0°) | 251,728 | 97.2% | |||
| Aug 25 | - | 5:00 am | 5:40 pm | 11:43 pm | (67.8°) | 250,890 | 99.5% | |||
| * 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, Sun, Aug 19, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 5:01 am | Mon 5:19 pm | Mon 11:10 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 9:03 am | Sun 9:01 pm | Sun 3:02 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Sun 4:41 pm | Mon 4:16 am | Sun 10:29 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 11:19 am | Sun 11:06 pm | Sun 5:13 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 2:41 pm | Mon 2:20 am | Sun 8:31 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 10:12 pm | Mon 10:26 am | Mon 4:19 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 7:28 pm | Mon 7:24 am | Mon 1:26 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Colombo. | ||||
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