Current Time in Matara, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Lat/Long: 5.95° N, 80.54° E
Province: Southern Province
Country: 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
IANA Timezone: Asia/Colombo
Timezone: GMT+530
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Matara
Sunrise
in Matara
↑
5:55 AM
Sunset
in Matara
↓
6:22 PM
Day Length
12h 27m
Dawn
in Matara
5:31 AM
Dusk
in Matara
6:46 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Matara
Current Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
16.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 10:00
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 21:45
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FAQ — Time in Matara
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 17:13:55 in Matara, 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.
Matara 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, Matara does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Colombo (+0530) — UTC+05:30 year-round.
Matara 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 Matara'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.