Sri Lanka
Time now in Rathnagiriya
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:01Sunset 06:19Time zone UTC +5:30
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
UTC offset
UTC +5:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
06:19
Day length
12h 18m
Coordinates
6.93, 80.69
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Rathnagiriya on the map
About the time in Rathnagiriya
Rathnagiriya 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.
Clocks in Rathnagiriya 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:01 and sunset at 06:19 local time, giving 12h 18m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (6.93, 80.69) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Rathnagiriya.
Frequently asked questions about time in Rathnagiriya
- 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.
- Does Rathnagiriya change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Rathnagiriya keeps UTC +5:30 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Rathnagiriya in?
- Rathnagiriya uses Asia/Colombo, currently UTC +5:30.
- What time is it in Rathnagiriya right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rathnagiriya, updating every second from Asia/Colombo (UTC +5:30).
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