Current Local Time in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

6:44:35 pm IST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Sri Lanka
Lat/Long:	9°40'N / 80°01'E
Elevation:	6 m
Currency:	Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Languages:	English, Sinhala, Tamil
Country Code:	+94

°F

Weather

79 °F

Passing clouds.
82 / 72 °F

Thu 22.		82 / 72 °F
Fri 23.		81 / 72 °F

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Time Zone

IST (India Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +5:30 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

10:30 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:31 am
↑ 110° Southeast

Sunset

6:10 pm
↑ 250° West

Day length

11 hours, 39 minutes
+19s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 8:19 am
Set – 8:24 pm

High Tide

High – 10:04 am
High – 10:03 pm

Low Tide

Low – 5:21 am
Low – 2:34 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:21 pm
Altitude: 60.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:18 am – 5:43 am
6:58 pm – 7:24 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:43 am – 6:09 am
6:33 pm – 6:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:09 am – 6:31 am
6:10 pm – 6:33 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 19, 2026
1:21 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
10:17 am

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Airports

SLAF Palaly, JAF
About 9 mi NNE of Jaffna
Bandaranaike International Airport, CMB
About 171 mi S of Jaffna
Tiruchirapalli Airport, TRZ (India)
About 116 mi NW of Jaffna

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026