Sunrise and sunset in Kataragama, Sri Lanka

Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Kataragama, in local time. At 6.4° N, the day lasts from 11 h 45 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 30 min at the summer solstice.

  • 17:45sunset today
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In Kataragama, Sri Lanka on Wednesday, October 28, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:45.

Day length 11 h 55 min, 18 s shorter than yesterday.

Solar noon at 11:48, with the Sun 70° above the horizon.

Times are Kataragama time (GMT+5:30).

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Twilight and golden hour today

TodayMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight04:4018:56
Nautical twilight05:0418:31
Civil twilight05:2918:07
Sunrise and sunset05:5017:45
Golden hour05:50–06:1917:17–17:45

Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.

The year in Kataragama

  • Longest day: June 21, 12 h 30 min, from sunrise at 05:51 to sunset at 18:21.
  • Shortest day: December 22, 11 h 45 min, from sunrise at 06:10 to sunset at 17:55.

Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
January 2106:2118:1011 h 49 min
February 2106:1918:1611 h 57 min
March 2106:0818:1512 h 07 min
April 2105:5418:1212 h 18 min
May 2105:4818:1412 h 26 min
June 2105:5118:2112 h 30 min
July 2105:5718:2412 h 26 min
August 2105:5818:1612 h 18 min
September 2105:5418:0112 h 07 min
October 2105:5017:4711 h 57 min
November 2105:5617:4411 h 49 min
December 2106:1017:5511 h 45 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 6.4° N, 81.3° 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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