When is golden hour in Colombo today?

Evening golden hour in Colombo starts at 17:21 and ends at sunset, 17:50. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 05:57, until 06:26 local time (Asia/Colombo).

How long does golden hour last in Colombo?

Evening golden hour in Colombo runs from 17:21 to 17:50, and morning golden hour from 05:57 to 06:26.

When is blue hour in Colombo?

Morning blue hour in Colombo begins at 05:11, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:11, just after sunset.

What time is sunrise in Colombo today?

Sunrise in Colombo is at 05:57 local time (Asia/Colombo), rising toward 105° ESE.

What time is sunset in Colombo today?

Sunset in Colombo is at 17:50 local time (Asia/Colombo), setting toward 255° WSW.

How long is the day in Colombo?

Colombo has 11h 52m of daylight today.

Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Sri Lanka

Golden hour in Colombo, Sri Lanka

6.9271° N
79.8612° E
Asia/Colombo

Times shown in local time for Colombo (Asia/Colombo).

Golden hour & blue hour

Window	Starts	Ends
Blue hour (morning)	05:11	05:36
Golden hour (morning)	05:57	06:26
Golden hour (evening)	17:21	17:50
Blue hour (evening)	18:11	18:36

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Colombo through the year

Midsummer: 30 min
Equinox: 28 min
Midwinter: 30 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Colombo lies at 6.93° N, in the equatorial belt, where day length barely moves across the year. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 12h 32m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 11h 43m — a difference of 0h 49m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Colombo runs for roughly 30 minutes at the height of summer, 28 minutes around the March equinox and 30 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is at its most generous in summer, so summer shoots allow more time to work a location.

The sun sets toward 294° WNW in late June and toward 246° WSW in late December, a shift of about 47° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Colombo, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

−1 min/day

Sunrise: 05:57
Sunset: 17:50
Solar noon: 11:54
Day length: 11h 52m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:21

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 68°

East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 68° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

05:57Sunrise11:54Solar noon17:50Sunset

NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
2026-11-02	05:57	17:50	11h 52m
2026-11-03	05:58	17:50	11h 52m
2026-11-04	05:58	17:49	11h 52m
2026-11-05	05:58	17:49	11h 51m
2026-11-06	05:58	17:49	11h 51m
2026-11-07	05:58	17:49	11h 51m
2026-11-08	05:59	17:49	11h 50m

Annual light rhythm · Colombo

11h 44m—12h 31m

Longest days in June (12h 31m), shortest in December (11h 44m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Colombo today?: Evening golden hour in Colombo starts at 17:21 and ends at sunset, 17:50. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 05:57, until 06:26 local time (Asia/Colombo).
How long does golden hour last in Colombo?: Evening golden hour in Colombo runs from 17:21 to 17:50, and morning golden hour from 05:57 to 06:26.
When is blue hour in Colombo?: Morning blue hour in Colombo begins at 05:11, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:11, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Colombo today?: Sunrise in Colombo is at 05:57 local time (Asia/Colombo), rising toward 105° ESE.
What time is sunset in Colombo today?: Sunset in Colombo is at 17:50 local time (Asia/Colombo), setting toward 255° WSW.
How long is the day in Colombo?: Colombo has 11h 52m of daylight today.