Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Sunrise, Sunset & Golden Hour in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Sunrise in Jaffna today is 5:58 AM and sunset is 5:50 PM, giving 11 h 52 min of daylight.
Sun times for Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka in local time (Asia/Colombo), calculated from its coordinates (9.67°, 80.01°).
Sunrise
Sunset
Daylight
Golden hour and twilight today
- Morning golden hour
- 5:58 AM to 6:26 AM
- Evening golden hour
- 5:22 PM to 5:50 PM
- Civil dawn begins
- 5:37 AM
- Civil dusk ends
- 6:12 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:54 AM
- Change from yesterday
- -1.0 min
Golden hour here means the Sun is within 6° of the horizon. Civil twilight is the Sun's centre 6° below it.
Next 7 days in Jaffna
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:58 AM | 5:50 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:58 AM | 5:50 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:58 AM | 5:50 PM | 11 h 52 min |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:58 AM | 5:49 PM | 11 h 51 min |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:58 AM | 5:49 PM | 11 h 51 min |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:58 AM | 5:49 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:59 AM | 5:48 PM | 11 h 50 min |
Sunrise and sunset through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 6:26 AM | 6:00 PM | 11 h 34 min |
| February 1 | 6:31 AM | 6:15 PM | 11 h 43 min |
| March 1 | 6:24 AM | 6:20 PM | 11 h 56 min |
| April 1 | 6:07 AM | 6:20 PM | 12 h 13 min |
| May 1 | 5:53 AM | 6:21 PM | 12 h 28 min |
| June 1 | 5:48 AM | 6:27 PM | 12 h 39 min |
| July 1 | 5:53 AM | 6:34 PM | 12 h 41 min |
| August 1 | 6:00 AM | 6:32 PM | 12 h 32 min |
| September 1 | 6:01 AM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 18 min |
| October 1 | 5:58 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 02 min |
| November 1 | 6:00 AM | 5:46 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| December 1 | 6:10 AM | 5:46 PM | 11 h 36 min |
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Sunrise and sunset in Jaffna: common questions
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jaffna today?
On Tuesday, October 20, 2026 the Sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets at 5:50 PM in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka (Asia/Colombo). Solar noon is 11:54 AM and daylight lasts 11 h 52 min. Days are getting shorter by about 1 minutes per day.
When is golden hour in Jaffna today?
Golden hour, when the Sun is within 6° of the horizon, runs 5:58 AM to 6:26 AM in the morning and 5:22 PM to 5:50 PM in the evening at Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
When does it get dark in Jaffna?
Civil twilight, the Sun 6° below the horizon, ends at 6:12 PM in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka; after that the sky is dark enough to see the brightest stars. Civil twilight begins at 5:37 AM.