Sri Lanka
Time now in Palathota
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:04Sunset 06:22Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
06:22
Day length
12h 18m
Coordinates
6.59, 79.97
Time difference from Palathota
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Palathota right now.
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About the time in Palathota
The zone identifier Asia/Colombo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Colombo keeps pointing at Colombo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Sunrise today lands at 06:04 and sunset at 06:22 local time, giving 12h 18m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (6.59, 79.97) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Palathota.
Palathota 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 Palathota
- When do the sun rise and set in Palathota today?
- Sunrise is at 06:04 and sunset at 06:22, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
- What time is it in Palathota right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Palathota, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
- Which time zone is Palathota in?
- Palathota uses Asia/Colombo, currently UTC +5:30.
- Does Palathota change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Palathota keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
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