Golden hour in Colombo

Colombo, Sri Lanka · 6.94°, 79.85° ↗

Today

Golden hour · morning

05:45 – 06:25

40 min · sun −4° to +6°

Golden hour · evening

17:32 – 18:12

40 min · sun +6° to −4°

Blue hour · morning

05:37 – 05:45

8 min · sun −6° to −4°

Blue hour · evening

18:12 – 18:20

8 min · sun −4° to −6°

Live from the sun's positionSun elevation: -86.9°Phase: nightNext golden hour: —

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Best months for light in Colombo

Taller bar, longer golden hour. Gold marks the best months, which need a long golden hour and a full day of light. Click a month to jump the page to its 15th. Longest: 44 min.

Photography spots in Colombo

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Unfortunately we have not published photography spots for Colombo yet. If you know a location worth shooting, suggestions from local photographers are always welcome and help other visitors plan their trip.

Days in this month

Day	Sunrise	Blue AM	Golden AM	Solar noon	Golden PM	Blue PM	Sunset	Sun max	Golden	Moon
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Times for Colombo on every day of the selected month. Click a day to plan it. "Sun max" is the highest the sun gets, a good read on how strong the light is.

Sun times

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About these times

These times are computed from Colombo's exact coordinates (6.9355, 79.8487) using the sun's elevation, so they are correct for this latitude and date. Golden hour is the sun between −4° and +6°. Blue hour is between −6° and −4°. No weather feed is used.