Matara
Sunrise and sunset in Matara
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Matara, in local time. At 5.9° N, the day lasts from 11 h 47 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 28 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:53, sunset at 17:51.
Day length 11 h 58 min, 18 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:52, with the Sun 73° above the horizon.
Times are Matara time (GMT+5:30).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:43 | 19:01 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:07 | 18:36 |
| Civil twilight | 05:32 | 18:12 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:53 | 17:51 |
| Golden hour | 05:53–06:21 | 17:23–17:51 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Matara
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 28 min, from sunrise at 05:55 to sunset at 18:23.
- Shortest day: December 22, 11 h 47 min, from sunrise at 06:12 to sunset at 17:59.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:24 | 18:14 | 11 h 50 min |
| February 21 | 06:22 | 18:20 | 11 h 58 min |
| March 21 | 06:11 | 18:18 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 05:58 | 18:15 | 12 h 17 min |
| May 21 | 05:52 | 18:16 | 12 h 25 min |
| June 21 | 05:55 | 18:23 | 12 h 28 min |
| July 21 | 06:01 | 18:26 | 12 h 25 min |
| August 21 | 06:02 | 18:19 | 12 h 17 min |
| September 21 | 05:57 | 18:04 | 12 h 07 min |
| October 21 | 05:53 | 17:51 | 11 h 58 min |
| November 21 | 05:58 | 17:48 | 11 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 06:12 | 17:59 | 11 h 47 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 5.9° N, 80.5° 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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