Sunrise Times in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
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Sunrise Times & Overview for Saturday, May 23, 2026
As the Earth rotates into this Saturday, Sri Lanka follows a seasonal transition solar path dictated by its tropical geography. In the capital, Colombo, the first light breaks at 05:53. Across the country, the arrival of light is staggered by 5 minutes today; dawn begins first in Jaffna (05:48), eventually reaching Colombo at 05:53.
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2026 Solar Path Analysis for Colombo
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
05:56
↑
75° ENE
|
18:18
↑
285° WNW
|
12h 21m | +0m 19s | 04:44 | 19:31 | 05:09 | 19:05 | 05:34 | 18:40 | 12:07 | 150.71 |
| 2 |
05:56
↑
74° ENE
|
18:18
↑
286° WNW
|
12h 21m | +0m 19s | 04:44 | 19:31 | 05:09 | 19:05 | 05:34 | 18:40 | 12:07 | 150.75 |
| 3 |
05:56
↑
74° ENE
|
18:18
↑
286° WNW
|
12h 22m | +0m 19s | 04:43 | 19:31 | 05:09 | 19:05 | 05:34 | 18:40 | 12:07 | 150.79 |
| 4 |
05:56
↑
74° ENE
|
18:18
↑
286° WNW
|
12h 22m | +0m 19s | 04:43 | 19:31 | 05:08 | 19:06 | 05:34 | 18:40 | 12:07 | 150.83 |
| 5 |
05:55
↑
74° ENE
|
18:18
↑
287° WNW
|
12h 22m | +0m 19s | 04:42 | 19:31 | 05:08 | 19:06 | 05:33 | 18:40 | 12:07 | 150.86 |
| 6 |
05:55
↑
73° ENE
|
18:18
↑
287° WNW
|
12h 23m | +0m 18s | 04:42 | 19:31 | 05:08 | 19:06 | 05:33 | 18:41 | 12:07 | 150.90 |
| 7 |
05:55
↑
73° ENE
|
18:18
↑
287° WNW
|
12h 23m | +0m 18s | 04:42 | 19:32 | 05:07 | 19:06 | 05:33 | 18:41 | 12:07 | 150.94 |
| 8 |
05:55
↑
73° ENE
|
18:19
↑
287° WNW
|
12h 23m | +0m 18s | 04:41 | 19:32 | 05:07 | 19:06 | 05:32 | 18:41 | 12:07 | 150.97 |
| 9 |
05:55
↑
72° ENE
|
18:19
↑
288° WNW
|
12h 24m | +0m 18s | 04:41 | 19:32 | 05:07 | 19:06 | 05:32 | 18:41 | 12:07 | 151.01 |
| 10 |
05:54
↑
72° ENE
|
18:19
↑
288° WNW
|
12h 24m | +0m 17s | 04:41 | 19:32 | 05:07 | 19:07 | 05:32 | 18:41 | 12:06 | 151.05 |
| 11 |
05:54
↑
72° ENE
|
18:19
↑
288° WNW
|
12h 24m | +0m 17s | 04:40 | 19:33 | 05:06 | 19:07 | 05:32 | 18:41 | 12:06 | 151.08 |
| 12 |
05:54
↑
72° ENE
|
18:19
↑
288° WNW
|
12h 24m | +0m 17s | 04:40 | 19:33 | 05:06 | 19:07 | 05:32 | 18:41 | 12:06 | 151.12 |
| 13 |
05:54
↑
71° ENE
|
18:19
↑
289° WNW
|
12h 25m | +0m 16s | 04:40 | 19:33 | 05:06 | 19:07 | 05:31 | 18:42 | 12:06 | 151.15 |
| 14 |
05:54
↑
71° ENE
|
18:19
↑
289° WNW
|
12h 25m | +0m 16s | 04:40 | 19:33 | 05:06 | 19:07 | 05:31 | 18:42 | 12:06 | 151.18 |
| 15 |
05:54
↑
71° ENE
|
18:19
↑
289° WNW
|
12h 25m | +0m 16s | 04:39 | 19:34 | 05:05 | 19:08 | 05:31 | 18:42 | 12:06 | 151.22 |
| 16 |
05:53
↑
71° ENE
|
18:20
↑
289° WNW
|
12h 26m | +0m 16s | 04:39 | 19:34 | 05:05 | 19:08 | 05:31 | 18:42 | 12:06 | 151.25 |
| 17 |
05:53
↑
70° ENE
|
18:20
↑
290° WNW
|
12h 26m | +0m 15s | 04:39 | 19:34 | 05:05 | 19:08 | 05:31 | 18:42 | 12:06 | 151.28 |
| 18 |
05:53
↑
70° ENE
|
18:20
↑
290° WNW
|
12h 26m | +0m 15s | 04:39 | 19:34 | 05:05 | 19:08 | 05:31 | 18:42 | 12:06 | 151.31 |
| 19 |
05:53
↑
70° ENE
|
18:20
↑
290° WNW
|
12h 26m | +0m 15s | 04:39 | 19:35 | 05:05 | 19:09 | 05:31 | 18:43 | 12:07 | 151.34 |
| 20 |
05:53
↑
70° ENE
|
18:20
↑
290° WNW
|
12h 27m | +0m 14s | 04:38 | 19:35 | 05:05 | 19:09 | 05:30 | 18:43 | 12:07 | 151.37 |
| 21 |
05:53
↑
70° ENE
|
18:20
↑
290° WNW
|
12h 27m | +0m 14s | 04:38 | 19:35 | 05:04 | 19:09 | 05:30 | 18:43 | 12:07 | 151.40 |
| 22 |
05:53
↑
69° ENE
|
18:21
↑
291° WNW
|
12h 27m | +0m 14s | 04:38 | 19:36 | 05:04 | 19:09 | 05:30 | 18:43 | 12:07 | 151.43 |
| 23 |
05:53
↑
69° ENE
|
18:21
↑
291° WNW
|
12h 27m | +0m 13s | 04:38 | 19:36 | 05:04 | 19:10 | 05:30 | 18:44 | 12:07 | 151.46 |
| 24 |
05:53
↑
69° ENE
|
18:21
↑
291° WNW
|
12h 28m | +0m 13s | 04:38 | 19:36 | 05:04 | 19:10 | 05:30 | 18:44 | 12:07 | 151.48 |
| 25 |
05:53
↑
69° ENE
|
18:21
↑
291° WNW
|
12h 28m | +0m 12s | 04:38 | 19:36 | 05:04 | 19:10 | 05:30 | 18:44 | 12:07 | 151.51 |
| 26 |
05:53
↑
69° ENE
|
18:21
↑
292° WNW
|
12h 28m | +0m 12s | 04:38 | 19:37 | 05:04 | 19:10 | 05:30 | 18:44 | 12:07 | 151.53 |
| 27 |
05:53
↑
68° ENE
|
18:22
↑
292° WNW
|
12h 28m | +0m 12s | 04:37 | 19:37 | 05:04 | 19:11 | 05:30 | 18:44 | 12:07 | 151.56 |
| 28 |
05:53
↑
68° ENE
|
18:22
↑
292° WNW
|
12h 28m | +0m 11s | 04:37 | 19:37 | 05:04 | 19:11 | 05:30 | 18:45 | 12:07 | 151.59 |
| 29 |
05:53
↑
68° ENE
|
18:22
↑
292° WNW
|
12h 29m | +0m 11s | 04:37 | 19:38 | 05:04 | 19:11 | 05:30 | 18:45 | 12:07 | 151.61 |
| 30 |
05:53
↑
68° ENE
|
18:22
↑
292° WNW
|
12h 29m | +0m 10s | 04:37 | 19:38 | 05:04 | 19:11 | 05:30 | 18:45 | 12:08 | 151.63 |
| 31 |
05:53
↑
68° ENE
|
18:22
↑
292° WNW
|
12h 29m | +0m 10s | 04:37 | 19:38 | 05:04 | 19:12 | 05:30 | 18:45 | 12:08 | 151.66 |
|
All times are local for Colombo. DST is not currently in effect. Calculations based on Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. |
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