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

Moon: 52.7%
First Quarter
Current Time: May 15, 2024 at 11:45:17 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:49 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:17 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 12:08 pm 72° East
Moonset Today: 12:07 am 290° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 28 minutes (+17s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sri Lanka

Time:11:45 pm
Altitude:-62.9°
Direction:351° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 28m 9s (May 15, 2024)

17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 14, 2024)

47 minutes, 7 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

5 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sri Lanka Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:35 am
Astro. Twilight4:35 am – 5:01 am
Nautical Twilight5:01 am – 5:27 am
Civil Twilight5:27 am – 5:49 am
Daylight5:49 am – 6:17 pm
Civil Twilight6:17 pm – 6:39 pm
Nautical Twilight6:39 pm – 7:05 pm
Astro. Twilight7:05 pm – 7:31 pm
Night7:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sri Lanka - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 155:49 am6:17 pm12:28:09+0:1712:03 pm (78.6°)93.970
May 165:49 am6:17 pm12:28:27+0:1712:03 pm (78.4°)93.989
May 175:49 am6:17 pm12:28:44+0:1712:03 pm (78.2°)94.008
May 185:49 am6:18 pm12:29:00+0:1612:03 pm (77.9°)94.027
May 195:49 am6:18 pm12:29:17+0:1612:03 pm (77.7°)94.046
May 205:48 am6:18 pm12:29:33+0:1512:03 pm (77.5°)94.064
May 215:48 am6:18 pm12:29:48+0:1512:03 pm (77.3°)94.082
* All times are local time for Sri Lanka. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Sri Lanka

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sri Lanka - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 15-12:07 am12:08 pm6:29 pm(80.8°)249,50050.6%
May 16-12:48 am12:54 pm7:11 pm(86.1°)250,86860.4%
May 17-1:26 am1:37 pm7:51 pm(88.3°)251,41869.6%
May 18-2:03 am2:19 pm8:30 pm(82.4°)251,18378.1%
May 19-2:38 am3:02 pm9:09 pm(76.5°)250,24885.6%
May 20-3:14 am3:45 pm9:49 pm(70.8°)248,73991.8%
May 21-3:52 am4:31 pm10:33 pm(65.4°)246,80596.4%
* All times are local time for Sri Lanka. 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 Sri Lanka This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 15, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:20 amThu 4:35 pmThu 10:27 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 5:31 amThu 5:55 pmThu 11:43 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:11 amThu 3:19 pmThu 9:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:59 amThu 6:23 pmThu 12:11 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnThu 1:50 amThu 1:45 pmThu 7:47 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:41 amThu 6:04 pmThu 11:53 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:28 amThu 2:29 pmThu 8:29 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sri Lanka.

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