Today’s Sun in Colombo
The Sun rises in Colombo at 06:04 AM and sets at 06:29 PM today, with solar noon — the Sun’s highest point — at 12:16 PM. That makes the day 12h 25m long and the night 11h 35m. Because these are computed from the Sun’s real position for Colombo’s exact latitude and longitude, they are accurate to the minute — and they shift a little each day with the seasons.
Why sunrise matters in the Panchang
In Vedic timekeeping, the day begins at sunrise, not midnight — so the exact sunrise sets the reference for the whole Panchang: the tithi and nakshatra of the day, and the inauspicious windows like Rahu Kaal and the auspicious Abhijit Muhurat, which are measured as slices between sunrise and sunset. Get the sunrise wrong and every one of those is wrong too.
Frequently asked questions
- What time is sunrise today in Colombo?
- Today (1 August 2026), the Sun rises in Colombo at 06:04 AM and sets at 06:29 PM, giving a day length of 12h 25m.
- What time is sunset today in Colombo?
- Sunset in Colombo today is at 06:29 PM. Solar noon — when the Sun is highest — is at 12:16 PM.
- How are these sunrise and sunset times calculated for Colombo?
- We compute the real position of the Sun for Colombo (6.93°, 79.86°) and find the exact moments it crosses the horizon. That makes today's Colombo sunrise (06:04 AM) and sunset (06:29 PM) accurate to the minute — a generic table for another city would be off.
- How long is the day in Colombo today?
- Today the day (sunrise to sunset) lasts 12h 25m in Colombo, and the night lasts 11h 35m. These change a little every day as the seasons turn.