Current Time in Jaffna, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Lat/Long: 9.67° N, 80.01° E
Province: Northern Province
Country: 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
IANA Timezone: Asia/Colombo
Timezone: GMT+530
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Jaffna
Sunrise
in Jaffna
↑
5:54 AM
Sunset
in Jaffna
↓
6:34 PM
Day Length
12h 40m
Dawn
in Jaffna
5:30 AM
Dusk
in Jaffna
6:57 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Jaffna
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
88.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 21:15
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 09:14
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FAQ — Time in Jaffna
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 21:13:16 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Jaffna uses Asia/Colombo (+0530) — UTC+05:30. The IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Colombo, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Jaffna does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Colombo (+0530) — UTC+05:30 year-round.
Jaffna is currently +05:30 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Jaffna's local time, use our time calculator.
Sri Lanka has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.