Daylight hours in Colombo today

Colombo lies at 7°N. In Colombo, day length ranges from 11h 43m in winter to 12h 31m in summer — a swing of about 0h 48m.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:08 in Colombo, 9 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 87.8° above the horizon in Colombo. Colombo lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 59.6°.

Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Colombo.

The longest day in Colombo is around 12h 31m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 43m (around December 21).