Pita Kotte
Sunrise and sunset in Pita Kotte
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Pita Kotte, in local time. At 6.9° N, the day lasts from 11 h 44 min at the winter solstice to 12 h 31 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:56, sunset at 17:53.
Day length 11 h 56 min, 21 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:55, with the Sun 72° above the horizon.
Times are Pita Kotte time (GMT+5:30).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:46 | 19:03 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:11 | 18:38 |
| Civil twilight | 05:35 | 18:14 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:56 | 17:53 |
| Golden hour | 05:56–06:24 | 17:25–17:53 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Pita Kotte
- Longest day: June 21, 12 h 31 min, from sunrise at 05:56 to sunset at 18:27.
- Shortest day: December 22, 11 h 44 min, from sunrise at 06:17 to sunset at 18:00.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:28 | 18:15 | 11 h 47 min |
| February 21 | 06:25 | 18:22 | 11 h 56 min |
| March 21 | 06:14 | 18:21 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 05:59 | 18:18 | 12 h 18 min |
| May 21 | 05:53 | 18:20 | 12 h 28 min |
| June 21 | 05:56 | 18:27 | 12 h 31 min |
| July 21 | 06:02 | 18:30 | 12 h 28 min |
| August 21 | 06:04 | 18:22 | 12 h 19 min |
| September 21 | 05:59 | 18:07 | 12 h 07 min |
| October 21 | 05:56 | 17:53 | 11 h 56 min |
| November 21 | 06:02 | 17:49 | 11 h 47 min |
| December 21 | 06:16 | 18:00 | 11 h 44 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 6.9° N, 79.9° 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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