Sunset and sunrise times in Colombo, Sri Lanka

In Colombo, Sri Lanka the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 18:20 and rises at 06:03. Daylight lasts 12h 17m; evening golden hour runs from 17:53 to 18:33.

Today, Wednesday 26 August

First light: 05:42
Sunrise: 06:03
Solar noon: 12:12
Sunset: 18:20
Last light: 18:42
Day length: 12h 17m

17h 48m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:53 – 18:33
Blue hour: 18:33 – 18:42
Max sun altitude: 86.6°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 17:01 / 04:21

The sun sets at 280° — face west

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August

Sunrise 06:03 Sunset 18:20 Golden hour 17:52 – 18:33 Day length 12h 16m vs today the same length

Where Colombo is

Coordinates: 6.9355° N, 79.8487° E
Time zone: Asia/Colombo
Current offset: UTC+05:30
Elevation: 7 m
Population: 648,034

Sunrise and sunset in Colombo, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Sat 1	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:29	18:51	12h 25m	−0:17	18:00–18:42	🌖 94%
Sun 2	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:29	18:51	12h 24m	−0:17	18:00–18:42	🌖 87%
Mon 3	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:29	18:51	12h 24m	−0:17	18:00–18:42	🌖 79%
Tue 4	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:28	18:50	12h 24m	−0:18	18:00–18:42	🌖 70%
Wed 5	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:28	18:50	12h 24m	−0:18	17:59–18:41	🌖 59%
Thu 6	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:28	18:50	12h 23m	−0:18	17:59–18:41	🌗 47%
Fri 7	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:28	18:49	12h 23m	−0:18	17:59–18:41	🌘 36%
Sat 8	05:42	06:04	12:16	18:27	18:49	12h 23m	−0:18	17:59–18:41	🌘 25%
Sun 9	05:43	06:04	12:16	18:27	18:49	12h 22m	−0:19	17:58–18:40	🌘 15%
Mon 10	05:43	06:04	12:16	18:27	18:48	12h 22m	−0:19	17:58–18:40	🌘 8%
Tue 11	05:43	06:04	12:15	18:26	18:48	12h 22m	−0:19	17:58–18:40	🌘 3%
Wed 12	05:43	06:04	12:15	18:26	18:48	12h 21m	−0:19	17:58–18:39	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:43	06:04	12:15	18:26	18:47	12h 21m	−0:20	17:57–18:39	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:43	06:04	12:15	18:25	18:47	12h 21m	−0:20	17:57–18:39	🌒 3%
Sat 15	05:43	06:04	12:15	18:25	18:47	12h 20m	−0:20	17:57–18:38	🌒 8%
Sun 16	05:43	06:04	12:14	18:25	18:46	12h 20m	−0:20	17:56–18:38	🌒 15%
Mon 17	05:43	06:04	12:14	18:24	18:46	12h 20m	−0:20	17:56–18:37	🌒 23%
Tue 18	05:43	06:04	12:14	18:24	18:45	12h 19m	−0:20	17:56–18:37	🌒 32%
Wed 19	05:43	06:04	12:14	18:24	18:45	12h 19m	−0:21	17:55–18:37	🌒 42%
Thu 20	05:43	06:04	12:14	18:23	18:44	12h 19m	−0:21	17:55–18:36	🌓 51%
Fri 21	05:43	06:04	12:13	18:23	18:44	12h 18m	−0:21	17:55–18:36	🌔 61%
Sat 22	05:42	06:04	12:13	18:22	18:44	12h 18m	−0:21	17:54–18:35	🌔 70%
Sun 23	05:42	06:04	12:13	18:22	18:43	12h 18m	−0:21	17:54–18:35	🌔 78%
Mon 24	05:42	06:04	12:13	18:21	18:43	12h 17m	−0:21	17:53–18:34	🌔 85%
Tue 25	05:42	06:04	12:12	18:21	18:42	12h 17m	−0:21	17:53–18:34	🌔 91%
Wed 26	05:42	06:03	12:12	18:20	18:42	12h 17m	−0:21	17:53–18:33	🌔 96%
Thu 27	05:42	06:03	12:12	18:20	18:41	12h 16m	−0:22	17:52–18:33	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:42	06:03	12:11	18:20	18:41	12h 16m	−0:22	17:52–18:32	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:42	06:03	12:11	18:19	18:40	12h 15m	−0:22	17:51–18:32	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:42	06:03	12:11	18:19	18:40	12h 15m	−0:22	17:51–18:32	🌖 96%
Mon 31	05:42	06:03	12:11	18:18	18:39	12h 15m	−0:22	17:50–18:31	🌖 90%

More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Sat 1	04:50	05:16	06:04	18:29	19:17	19:42	11h 34m	78.9°	288° WNW
Sun 2	04:51	05:16	06:04	18:29	19:16	19:42	11h 35m	79.2°	288° WNW
Mon 3	04:51	05:17	06:04	18:29	19:16	19:42	11h 35m	79.5°	288° WNW
Tue 4	04:51	05:17	06:04	18:28	19:16	19:41	11h 35m	79.7°	287° WNW
Wed 5	04:51	05:17	06:04	18:28	19:15	19:41	11h 36m	80.0°	287° WNW
Thu 6	04:51	05:17	06:04	18:28	19:15	19:41	11h 36m	80.3°	287° WNW
Fri 7	04:51	05:17	06:04	18:28	19:15	19:40	11h 36m	80.5°	287° WNW
Sat 8	04:52	05:17	06:04	18:27	19:14	19:40	11h 36m	80.8°	286° WNW
Sun 9	04:52	05:17	06:04	18:27	19:14	19:40	11h 37m	81.1°	286° WNW
Mon 10	04:52	05:17	06:04	18:27	19:14	19:39	11h 37m	81.4°	286° WNW
Tue 11	04:52	05:17	06:04	18:26	19:13	19:39	11h 37m	81.7°	285° WNW
Wed 12	04:52	05:17	06:04	18:26	19:13	19:38	11h 38m	82.0°	285° WNW
Thu 13	04:52	05:17	06:04	18:26	19:12	19:38	11h 38m	82.3°	285° WNW
Fri 14	04:52	05:18	06:04	18:25	19:12	19:37	11h 38m	82.6°	284° WNW
Sat 15	04:52	05:18	06:04	18:25	19:12	19:37	11h 39m	82.9°	284° WNW
Sun 16	04:52	05:18	06:04	18:25	19:11	19:36	11h 39m	83.2°	284° WNW
Mon 17	04:52	05:18	06:04	18:24	19:11	19:36	11h 39m	83.5°	284° WNW
Tue 18	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:24	19:10	19:35	11h 40m	83.9°	283° WNW
Wed 19	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:24	19:10	19:35	11h 40m	84.2°	283° WNW
Thu 20	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:23	19:09	19:34	11h 40m	84.5°	283° WNW
Fri 21	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:23	19:09	19:34	11h 41m	84.9°	282° WNW
Sat 22	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:22	19:08	19:33	11h 41m	85.2°	282° WNW
Sun 23	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:22	19:08	19:33	11h 41m	85.5°	282° WNW
Mon 24	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:21	19:07	19:32	11h 42m	85.9°	281° W
Tue 25	04:53	05:18	06:04	18:21	19:07	19:32	11h 42m	86.2°	281° W
Wed 26	04:53	05:18	06:03	18:20	19:06	19:31	11h 42m	86.6°	280° W
Thu 27	04:53	05:17	06:03	18:20	19:06	19:31	11h 43m	86.9°	280° W
Fri 28	04:53	05:17	06:03	18:20	19:05	19:30	11h 43m	87.3°	280° W
Sat 29	04:53	05:17	06:03	18:19	19:05	19:29	11h 43m	87.6°	279° W
Sun 30	04:53	05:17	06:03	18:19	19:04	19:29	11h 44m	88.0°	279° W
Mon 31	04:53	05:17	06:03	18:18	19:04	19:28	11h 44m	88.3°	279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	05:42	06:03	12:10	18:18	18:39	12h 14m	−0:22	17:50–18:30	🌖 83%
Wed 2	05:42	06:03	12:10	18:17	18:38	12h 14m	−0:22	17:49–18:30	🌖 73%
Thu 3	05:41	06:02	12:10	18:17	18:38	12h 14m	−0:22	17:49–18:29	🌖 62%
Fri 4	05:41	06:02	12:09	18:16	18:37	12h 13m	−0:22	17:48–18:29	🌗 51%
Sat 5	05:41	06:02	12:09	18:16	18:37	12h 13m	−0:22	17:48–18:28	🌘 39%
Sun 6	05:41	06:02	12:09	18:15	18:36	12h 13m	−0:22	17:47–18:28	🌘 28%
Mon 7	05:41	06:02	12:08	18:15	18:35	12h 12m	−0:22	17:47–18:27	🌘 18%
Tue 8	05:41	06:02	12:08	18:14	18:35	12h 12m	−0:22	17:46–18:27	🌘 10%
Wed 9	05:41	06:02	12:08	18:13	18:34	12h 11m	−0:22	17:46–18:26	🌘 4%
Thu 10	05:40	06:01	12:07	18:13	18:34	12h 11m	−0:22	17:45–18:26	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:40	06:01	12:07	18:12	18:33	12h 11m	−0:23	17:45–18:25	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:40	06:01	12:06	18:12	18:33	12h 10m	−0:23	17:44–18:25	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:40	06:01	12:06	18:11	18:32	12h 10m	−0:23	17:44–18:24	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:40	06:01	12:06	18:11	18:32	12h 10m	−0:23	17:43–18:24	🌒 11%
Tue 15	05:40	06:01	12:05	18:10	18:31	12h 9m	−0:23	17:43–18:23	🌒 18%
Wed 16	05:40	06:00	12:05	18:10	18:30	12h 9m	−0:23	17:42–18:22	🌒 26%
Thu 17	05:39	06:00	12:05	18:09	18:30	12h 8m	−0:23	17:42–18:22	🌒 35%
Fri 18	05:39	06:00	12:04	18:09	18:29	12h 8m	−0:23	17:41–18:21	🌒 44%
Sat 19	05:39	06:00	12:04	18:08	18:29	12h 8m	−0:23	17:40–18:21	🌓 54%
Sun 20	05:39	06:00	12:04	18:07	18:28	12h 7m	−0:23	17:40–18:20	🌔 63%
Mon 21	05:39	06:00	12:03	18:07	18:28	12h 7m	−0:23	17:39–18:20	🌔 72%
Tue 22	05:39	05:59	12:03	18:06	18:27	12h 6m	−0:23	17:39–18:19	🌔 80%
Wed 23	05:38	05:59	12:03	18:06	18:27	12h 6m	−0:23	17:38–18:19	🌔 87%
Thu 24	05:38	05:59	12:02	18:05	18:26	12h 6m	−0:23	17:38–18:18	🌔 93%
Fri 25	05:38	05:59	12:02	18:05	18:26	12h 5m	−0:23	17:37–18:18	🌔 97%
Sat 26	05:38	05:59	12:02	18:04	18:25	12h 5m	−0:23	17:37–18:17	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:38	05:59	12:01	18:04	18:25	12h 5m	−0:23	17:36–18:16	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:38	05:58	12:01	18:03	18:24	12h 4m	−0:23	17:36–18:16	🌖 97%
Tue 29	05:37	05:58	12:01	18:03	18:23	12h 4m	−0:23	17:35–18:15	🌖 93%
Wed 30	05:37	05:58	12:00	18:02	18:23	12h 3m	−0:23	17:35–18:15	🌖 86%

Longest and shortest day in Colombo

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 12h 31m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 11h 43m.

Between them the day length swings by 48m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:49 on 13 November; the latest is 18:31 on 16 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:53 on 25 May to 06:29 on 31 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Colombo different

Light lingers for 21 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes shorter than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 6.9°N buys you.

Over a year the sunset point slides 47° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 11 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 22 seconds a day.

On 8 April and 5 September the midday sun stands at the zenith, 150 days apart. Those are the only two days of the year with no noon shadow. The next one is in 10 days.

The longest and shortest days of the year differ by just 48 minutes here. In London the same gap is around 8.8 hours. That is about 11 times less seasonal variation.

The times barely move this week: the longest day of the year falls on 21 June, 2 months ago, so day length is changing by under a minute a day. Sunset shifts just 7 minutes earlier over the next fortnight.

Planning a sunset photo in Colombo

Arrive by 17:38. Golden hour opens at 17:53 and the sun is down by 18:20, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 280° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:33 and runs to 18:42, the end of civil twilight and 21m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Colombo — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Colombo today?

The sun sets in Colombo at 18:20 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Colombo?

It takes 21m. Civil twilight ends at 18:42 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Colombo?

Evening golden hour runs 17:53 to 18:33 today, lasting 40m. Full golden hour times for Colombo covers the morning window and the coming week.