Sunrise in Colombo today
September 10, 2026 · Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Sunrise in Colombo today is at 06:03. Day length is 12h 12m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Colombo's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Colombo today, at a bearing of 85°. It starts getting light 21 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises at practically the same moment in Colombo as in Panadura, 24 km to the south.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times 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).
Sunrise in Colombo by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:28 | 18:13 | 11h 46m |
| February | 06:29 | 18:23 | 11h 54m |
| March | 06:18 | 18:23 | 12h 4m |
| April | 06:03 | 18:19 | 12h 16m |
| May | 05:55 | 18:21 | 12h 26m |
| June | 05:56 | 18:27 | 12h 31m |
| July | 06:02 | 18:32 | 12h 29m |
| August | 06:06 | 18:27 | 12h 21m |
| September | 06:02 | 18:12 | 12h 10m |
| October | 05:58 | 17:56 | 11h 59m |
| November | 06:02 | 17:50 | 11h 49m |
| December | 06:15 | 17:58 | 11h 43m |