Sri Lanka
Time now in Elathota
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:04Sunset 06:21Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
06:21
Day length
12h 17m
Coordinates
6.27, 80.04
Time difference from Elathota
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Elathota right now.
Elathota on the map
About the time in Elathota
Elathota follows the civil time used across its region of Sri Lanka; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Elathota sits at latitude 6.27, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 17m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Elathota runs on Asia/Colombo, which puts the city UTC +5:30 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Elathota
- Does Elathota change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Elathota keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Elathota today?
- Sunrise is at 06:04 and sunset at 06:21, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Elathota?
- Elathota is UTC +5:30 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Elathota right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Elathota, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
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