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

Moon: 96.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 12, 2025 at 9:55:48 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:01 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 6:31 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:58 pm 111° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:08 am 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 30 minutes (-10s)
Location of ColomboLocation

Today's Sun Position in Colombo

Time:9:55 pm
Altitude:-45.1°
Direction:311° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 29m 41s (Jul 12, 2025)

10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 11, 2025)

46 minutes, 17 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 minute, 52 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Colombo Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:45 am
Astro. Twilight4:45 am – 5:12 am
Nautical Twilight5:12 am – 5:38 am
Civil Twilight5:38 am – 6:01 am
Daylight6:01 am – 6:31 pm
Civil Twilight6:31 pm – 6:53 pm
Nautical Twilight6:53 pm – 7:20 pm
Astro. Twilight7:20 pm – 7:46 pm
Night7:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Colombo - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 126:01 am6:31 pm12:29:41−0:1012:16 pm (75.0°)94.490
Jul 136:01 am6:31 pm12:29:31−0:1012:16 pm (75.2°)94.487
Jul 146:01 am6:31 pm12:29:20−0:1012:16 pm (75.3°)94.483
Jul 156:01 am6:31 pm12:29:08−0:1112:16 pm (75.5°)94.479
Jul 166:02 am6:31 pm12:28:57−0:1112:16 pm (75.6°)94.475
Jul 176:02 am6:31 pm12:28:45−0:1212:16 pm (75.8°)94.471
Jul 186:02 am6:31 pm12:28:32−0:1212:16 pm (76.0°)94.466
* All times are local time for Colombo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Colombo

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Colombo - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 12-7:08 am7:58 pm1:08 am(59.0°)240,63498.9%
Jul 13-8:02 am8:44 pm1:59 am(63.5°)238,39595.6%
Jul 14-8:53 am9:28 pm2:48 am(69.1°)236,31390.0%
Jul 15-9:43 am10:11 pm3:35 am(75.4°)234,42782.3%
Jul 16-10:32 am10:54 pm4:21 am(82.2°)232,75072.8%
Jul 17-11:23 am11:39 pm5:08 am(89.1°)231,30261.9%
Jul 18-12:15 pm-5:56 am(84.2°)230,11050.2%
* All times are local time for Colombo. 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 Colombo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 7:43 amSun 8:00 pmSun 1:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 3:04 amSun 3:29 pmSun 9:16 amGood visibility
MarsSat 9:47 amSat 9:57 pmSat 3:52 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:04 amSun 5:31 pmSun 11:18 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 10:56 pmSun 10:57 amSun 4:56 amGreat visibility
UranusSun 2:26 amSun 2:49 pmSun 8:38 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 10:55 pmSun 10:57 amSun 4:56 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Colombo.

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