What time is sunset in Colombo today?

Sunset in Colombo is at 5:59 PM local time (Asia/Colombo) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Colombo?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:08 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:48 AM.

Moonrise in Colombo is at 2:59 AM and moonset is at 3:33 PM local time.

Colombo is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Asia/Colombo · 6.94°N, 79.85°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:57 AM
Sunset	5:59 PM
Day length	12 h 01 min
End of civil twilight	6:19 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:44 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:08 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 59 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 40 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:48 AM

Moonrise	2:59 AM
Moonset	3:33 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 133.08°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:34 AM	7:22 PM	1:28 PM	Visible about 0.8 h after dark, highest 14° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:29 AM	7:09 PM	1:19 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 11° toward the SW.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:26 AM	1:51 PM	7:38 AM	Visible about 4 h after dark, highest 58° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:31 AM	2:49 PM	8:40 AM	Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:47 PM	5:56 AM	11:49 PM	Visible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 85° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Colombo is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.