Solar info at different dates
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Current time in the Central European timezone at pageload is Friday 23 October 2026 14:17:13
Currenc time at the universal time coordinate (UTC) at pageload is Friday 23 October 2026 12:17:13
Current time in Sri Lanka at pageload is Friday 23 October 2026 17:47:13 +05:30
This section displays solar information in Colombo, Sri Lanka at dates specified below.
Definitions :
Sunrise; The time of the sunrise (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is visible.
Sunset; The time of the sunset (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is no longer visible.
Transit; The time when the sun is at its zenith, i.e. has reached its topmost point. Also called solar noon.
Civil twilight begin; The start of the civil dawn (zenith angle = 96°). It ends with sunrise. It is normally here humans can clearly distinguish terrestrial objects, meaning no further illumination is needed.
Civil twilight end; The end of the civil dusk (zenith angle = 96°). It starts at sunset. Humans normally can not clearly distinguish terrestrial objects. Further illumination is needed.
Nautical twilight begin; The start of the nautical dawn (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon becomes visible.
Nautical twilight end; The end of the nautical dusk (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon is no longer visible.
Astronomical twilight begin; The start of the astronomical dawn (zenith angle = 108°). It ends at nautical twilight begin. The sky starts to illuminate.
Astronomical twilight end; The end of the astronomical dusk (zenith angle = 108°). It starts at nautical_twilight_end. The sky is no longer illuminated.
Today : Friday 23 October 2026
sunrise: 05:57:04
sunset: 17:52:48
transit: 11:54:56
civil_twilight_begin: 05:35:56
civil_twilight_end: 18:13:57
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:11:20
nautical_twilight_end: 18:38:32
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:46:47
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:03:06
Tomorrow : Saturday 24 October 2026
sunrise: 05:57:07
sunset: 17:52:30
transit: 11:54:48
civil_twilight_begin: 05:35:57
civil_twilight_end: 18:13:40
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:11:19
nautical_twilight_end: 18:38:17
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:46:45
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:02:52
Yesterday : Thursday 22 October 2026
sunrise: 05:57:03
sunset: 17:53:08
transit: 11:55:05
civil_twilight_begin: 05:35:56
civil_twilight_end: 18:14:15
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:11:22
nautical_twilight_end: 18:38:48
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:46:50
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:03:20
A week ago : Friday 16 October 2026
sunrise: 05:57:05
sunset: 17:55:17
transit: 11:56:11
civil_twilight_begin: 05:36:06
civil_twilight_end: 18:16:16
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:11:41
nautical_twilight_end: 18:40:41
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:47:19
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:05:04
Two weeks ago : Friday 09 October 2026
sunrise: 05:57:32
sunset: 17:58:17
transit: 11:57:54
civil_twilight_begin: 05:36:40
civil_twilight_end: 18:19:09
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:12:23
nautical_twilight_end: 18:43:25
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:48:08
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:07:41
In a week : Friday 30 October 2026
sunrise: 05:57:13
sunset: 17:51:56
transit: 11:54:34
civil_twilight_begin: 05:36:00
civil_twilight_end: 18:13:09
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:11:19
nautical_twilight_end: 18:37:50
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:46:41
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:02:28
In two weeks : Friday 06 November 2026
sunrise: 05:58:37
sunset: 17:49:47
transit: 11:54:12
civil_twilight_begin: 05:37:04
civil_twilight_end: 18:11:20
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:12:01
nautical_twilight_end: 18:36:23
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:47:01
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:01:23
In a month : Monday 23 November 2026
sunrise: 06:03:35
sunset: 17:50:15
transit: 11:56:55
civil_twilight_begin: 05:41:30
civil_twilight_end: 18:12:20
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:15:50
nautical_twilight_end: 18:38:00
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:50:13
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:03:37
In 2 months : Wednesday 23 December 2026
sunrise: 06:17:52
sunset: 18:01:13
transit: 12:09:32
civil_twilight_begin: 05:55:18
civil_twilight_end: 18:23:46
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:29:05
nautical_twilight_end: 18:49:59
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:02:56
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:16:09
In 3 months : Saturday 23 January 2027
sunrise: 06:28:30
sunset: 18:16:05
transit: 12:22:17
civil_twilight_begin: 06:06:32
civil_twilight_end: 18:38:03
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:41:01
nautical_twilight_end: 19:03:34
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:15:32
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:29:03
In 4 months : Tuesday 23 February 2027
sunrise: 06:25:20
sunset: 18:22:36
transit: 12:23:58
civil_twilight_begin: 06:04:18
civil_twilight_end: 18:43:38
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:39:50
nautical_twilight_end: 19:08:06
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:15:23
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:32:33
In 5 months : Tuesday 23 March 2027
sunrise: 06:13:23
sunset: 18:21:11
transit: 12:17:17
civil_twilight_begin: 05:52:38
civil_twilight_end: 18:41:56
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:28:27
nautical_twilight_end: 19:06:08
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:04:14
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:30:20
In 6 months : Friday 23 April 2027
sunrise: 05:59:20
sunset: 18:18:40
transit: 12:09:00
civil_twilight_begin: 05:38:01
civil_twilight_end: 18:39:59
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:13:07
nautical_twilight_end: 19:04:53
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:48:06
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:29:54
In 7 months : Sunday 23 May 2027
sunrise: 05:53:13
sunset: 18:21:25
transit: 12:07:19
civil_twilight_begin: 05:30:57
civil_twilight_end: 18:43:41
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:04:50
nautical_twilight_end: 19:09:48
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:38:29
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:36:10
In 8 months : Wednesday 23 June 2027
sunrise: 05:56:57
sunset: 18:28:33
transit: 12:12:45
civil_twilight_begin: 05:34:12
civil_twilight_end: 18:51:18
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:07:29
nautical_twilight_end: 19:18:01
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:40:27
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:45:03
In 9 months : Friday 23 July 2027
sunrise: 06:03:16
sunset: 18:30:56
transit: 12:17:06
civil_twilight_begin: 05:41:04
civil_twilight_end: 18:53:09
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:15:02
nautical_twilight_end: 19:19:10
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:48:46
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:45:27
In 10 months : Monday 23 August 2027
sunrise: 06:04:12
sunset: 18:22:30
transit: 12:13:21
civil_twilight_begin: 05:42:58
civil_twilight_end: 18:43:44
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:18:10
nautical_twilight_end: 19:08:32
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:53:16
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:33:26
In 11 months : Thursday 23 September 2027
sunrise: 05:59:42
sunset: 18:06:31
transit: 12:03:07
civil_twilight_begin: 05:38:56
civil_twilight_end: 18:27:17
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:14:45
nautical_twilight_end: 18:51:28
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:50:34
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:15:39