Jaffna
Sunrise and sunset in Jaffna
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Jaffna, in local time. At 9.7° N, the day lasts from 11 h 34 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 41 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:58, sunset at 17:50.
Day length 11 h 52 min, 29 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:54, with the Sun 70° above the horizon.
Times are Jaffna time (GMT+5:30).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:47 | 19:01 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:12 | 18:36 |
| Civil twilight | 05:37 | 18:11 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:58 | 17:50 |
| Golden hour | 05:58–06:26 | 17:22–17:50 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Jaffna
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 41 min, from sunrise at 05:51 to sunset at 18:32.
- Shortest day: December 22, 11 h 34 min, from sunrise at 06:21 to sunset at 17:55.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:31 | 18:10 | 11 h 39 min |
| February 21 | 06:27 | 18:19 | 11 h 52 min |
| March 21 | 06:13 | 18:20 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 05:57 | 18:20 | 12 h 23 min |
| May 21 | 05:48 | 18:24 | 12 h 36 min |
| June 21 | 05:51 | 18:32 | 12 h 41 min |
| July 21 | 05:58 | 18:34 | 12 h 36 min |
| August 21 | 06:01 | 18:24 | 12 h 24 min |
| September 21 | 05:59 | 18:06 | 12 h 08 min |
| October 21 | 05:58 | 17:50 | 11 h 52 min |
| November 21 | 06:06 | 17:45 | 11 h 39 min |
| December 21 | 06:21 | 17:54 | 11 h 34 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 9.7° N, 80° 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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