Sri Lanka
Time now in Pettah
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:02Sunset 06:24Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
06:24
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
8.98, 79.91
Time difference from Pettah
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Pettah on the map
About the time in Pettah
Pettah sits at latitude 8.98, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 22m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:02 and sunset at 06:24 local time, giving 12h 22m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (8.98, 79.91) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Pettah.
Clocks in Pettah stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +5:30 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Sri Lanka.
Frequently asked questions about time in Pettah
- Which time zone is Pettah in?
- Pettah uses Asia/Colombo, currently UTC +5:30.
- What are normal business hours in Pettah in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Pettah runs from 03:30–11:30 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Colombo, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Pettah right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Pettah, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
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