Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayNear New Moon (Waxing Crescent)
Current Time: Jul 23, 2017 at 10:22:11 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:30 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:43 am↑ 71° East
Moonset Today: 6:31 pm↑ 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 27 minutes (-14s)
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
10:22 pm
Altitude
-51.0°Heading
314° NWPosition
NightDay length
12h 27m 25s
Change since
Yesterday: -14s
Winter: +44m
Summer: -4m 8s
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 – 4:48 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:48 am – 5:15 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:15 am – 5:41 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:41 am – 6:03 am | |
| Daylight | 6:03 am – 6:30 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:30 pm – 6:53 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:53 pm – 7:19 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:19 pm – 7:45 pm | |
| Night | 7:45 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Colombo - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 23 | 6:03 am | 6:30 pm | 12:27:25 | −0:14 | 12:17 pm (76.9°) | 94.437 |
| Jul 24 | 6:03 am | 6:30 pm | 12:27:10 | −0:14 | 12:17 pm (77.1°) | 94.428 |
| Jul 25 | 6:03 am | 6:30 pm | 12:26:55 | −0:14 | 12:17 pm (77.3°) | 94.419 |
| Jul 26 | 6:03 am | 6:30 pm | 12:26:40 | −0:15 | 12:17 pm (77.6°) | 94.410 |
| Jul 27 | 6:03 am | 6:30 pm | 12:26:24 | −0:15 | 12:17 pm (77.8°) | 94.400 |
| Jul 28 | 6:03 am | 6:30 pm | 12:26:08 | −0:15 | 12:17 pm (78.0°) | 94.390 |
| Jul 29 | 6:04 am | 6:29 pm | 12:25:52 | −0:16 | 12:17 pm (78.3°) | 94.379 |
| * All times are local time for Colombo. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 3:59 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 9:54 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 1:32 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 9:58 pm |
| * 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
10:22 pm
Altitude
-50.4°Heading
307° NWPosition
Near New Moon (Waxing Crescent)Percent illuminated
0.1%
Moon in Colombo - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 Jul 23 | 5:43 am | 6:31 pm | - | 12:07 pm | (78.6°) | 225,683 | 0.1% | |||
| Jul 24 | 6:44 am | 7:27 pm | - | 1:06 pm | (81.1°) | 227,802 | 1.2% | |||
| Jul 25 | 7:42 am | 8:20 pm | - | 2:02 pm | (84.6°) | 230,765 | 5.2% | |||
| Jul 26 | 8:37 am | 9:09 pm | - | 2:54 pm | (88.7°) | 234,293 | 11.5% | |||
| Jul 27 | 9:29 am | 9:55 pm | - | 3:43 pm | (86.8°) | 238,063 | 19.7% | |||
| Jul 28 | 10:18 am | 10:39 pm | - | 4:29 pm | (82.3°) | 241,758 | 28.9% | |||
| Jul 29 | 11:06 am | 11:22 pm | - | 5:14 pm | (78.0°) | 245,098 | 38.9% | |||
| * All times are local time for Colombo. 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, Jul 23, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:53 am | Mon 8:10 pm | Mon 2:02 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 3:12 am | Mon 3:39 pm | Mon 9:25 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 6:09 am | Mon 6:34 pm | Mon 12:21 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Sun 11:06 am | Sun 11:04 pm | Sun 5:05 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 3:39 pm | Mon 3:20 am | Sun 9:29 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 11:43 pm | Mon 11:56 am | Mon 5:49 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Mon 9:03 pm | Tue 8:59 am | Tue 3:01 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Colombo. | ||||
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