Anuradhapura
Sunrise and sunset in Anuradhapura
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Anuradhapura, in local time. At 8.3° N, the day lasts from 11 h 39 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 37 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:55, sunset at 17:49.
Day length 11 h 54 min, 25 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:52, with the Sun 71° above the horizon.
Times are Anuradhapura time (GMT+5:30).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:45 | 19:00 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:10 | 18:35 |
| Civil twilight | 05:34 | 18:10 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:55 | 17:49 |
| Golden hour | 05:55–06:24 | 17:21–17:49 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Anuradhapura
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 37 min, from sunrise at 05:51 to sunset at 18:28.
- Shortest day: December 22, 11 h 39 min, from sunrise at 06:17 to sunset at 17:56.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:28 | 18:11 | 11 h 43 min |
| February 21 | 06:24 | 18:19 | 11 h 54 min |
| March 21 | 06:12 | 18:19 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 05:56 | 18:17 | 12 h 21 min |
| May 21 | 05:49 | 18:20 | 12 h 32 min |
| June 21 | 05:51 | 18:28 | 12 h 37 min |
| July 21 | 05:58 | 18:30 | 12 h 32 min |
| August 21 | 06:00 | 18:22 | 12 h 21 min |
| September 21 | 05:57 | 18:05 | 12 h 07 min |
| October 21 | 05:55 | 17:49 | 11 h 54 min |
| November 21 | 06:02 | 17:45 | 11 h 43 min |
| December 21 | 06:17 | 17:55 | 11 h 39 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 8.3° N, 80.4° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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