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

Moon: 87.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 1, 2023 at 1:33:49 am
Sunrise Today: 6:06 am 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:51 pm 248° West
Moonrise Today: 9:30 pm 65° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:31 am 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 45 minutes (-9s)
Location of ColomboLocation

Today's Sun Position in Colombo

Time:1:33 am
Altitude:-62.8°
Direction:125° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 45m 9s (Dec 1, 2023)

9 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 30, 2023)

1 minute, 45 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2022)

46 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Colombo Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:52 am
Astro. Twilight4:52 am – 5:18 am
Nautical Twilight5:18 am – 5:44 am
Civil Twilight5:44 am – 6:06 am
Daylight6:06 am – 5:51 pm
Civil Twilight5:51 pm – 6:14 pm
Nautical Twilight6:14 pm – 6:40 pm
Astro. Twilight6:40 pm – 7:06 pm
Night7:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Colombo - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 16:06 am5:51 pm11:45:09−0:1011:59 am (61.3°)91.668
Dec 26:07 am5:52 pm11:44:59−0:0911:59 am (61.2°)91.653
Dec 36:07 am5:52 pm11:44:50−0:0912:00 pm (61.0°)91.639
Dec 46:08 am5:52 pm11:44:41−0:0812:00 pm (60.9°)91.625
Dec 56:08 am5:53 pm11:44:33−0:0812:00 pm (60.7°)91.612
Dec 66:09 am5:53 pm11:44:25−0:0712:01 pm (60.6°)91.599
Dec 76:09 am5:53 pm11:44:18−0:0712:01 pm (60.5°)91.587
* 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 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Colombo - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 1-9:31 am9:30 pm3:04 am(69.7°)245,79587.0%
Dec 2-10:20 am10:20 pm3:55 am(72.3°)248,15879.5%
Dec 3-11:04 am11:08 pm4:43 am(76.1°)249,94671.0%
Dec 4-11:45 am11:52 pm5:27 am(80.7°)251,00161.7%
Dec 5-12:23 pm-6:08 am(85.9°)251,22452.2%
Dec 612:35 am1:00 pm-6:48 am(88.5°)250,58342.5%
Dec 71:18 am1:36 pm-7:28 am(82.6°)249,11533.0%
* 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, Dec 1, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 7:40 amFri 7:18 pmFri 1:29 pmAverage visibility
VenusFri 3:11 amFri 3:08 pmFri 9:10 amGood visibility
MarsFri 5:51 amFri 5:34 pmFri 11:42 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 3:42 pmSat 3:57 amFri 9:50 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 11:50 amFri 11:40 pmFri 5:45 pmAverage visibility
UranusFri 4:31 pmSat 4:51 amFri 10:41 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 1:13 pmSat 1:12 amFri 7:13 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Colombo.

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