sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Matara, Sri Lanka (Southern).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 16:14 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo
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All times are shown in Matara local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:04 (elapsed time: -4h 10m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 76°.
Day Length: 12h 24m 38s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:52:04 | 12:04:23 | 18:16:42 |
| Azimuth | 69.9° | 0° | 290.2° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
12h 24m 38s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 392 838 km
94 071 148 mi
Matara ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 694 148 km
93 637 002 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+05:30 |
| Latitude: | 5.94851° |
| Longitude: | 80.53528° |
| Country: | Sri Lanka Southern |
| Population: | 76 254 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:37:53 | 4h 37m 53s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:37:53 | 05:04:01 | 26m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:04:01 | 05:29:56 | 25m 55s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:29:56 | 05:52:04 | 22m 8s | |
| Daylight | 05:52:04 | 18:16:42 | 12h 24m 38s | |
| Civil Twilight | 18:16:42 | 18:38:50 | 22m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:38:50 | 19:04:45 | 25m 55s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 19:04:45 | 19:30:53 | 26m 8s | |
| Night | 19:30:53 | 23:59:59 | 4h 29m 6s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 28° (
16:14)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 289.4° (
16:14)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 05:52:11 | 05:52:07 | 05:52:04 | 05:52:02 | 05:52:00 |
| Solar noon: | 12:04:18 | 12:04:20 | 12:04:23 | 12:04:27 | 12:04:31 |
| Sunset: | 18:16:24 | 18:16:33 | 18:16:42 | 18:16:52 | 18:17:03 |
| Day Length: | 12h 24m 13s | 12h 24m 26s | 12h 24m 38s | 12h 24m 50s | 12h 25m 3s |
Matara sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):