Time in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Time in Jaffna
6:26:48 AM
Thursday, 1 January 2026 (UTC+5:30 +0530)
+13:30 hour(s) from South El Monte
Time zone
+0530
UTC/GMT +5:30 hours
TZ change
15 April 2006
Backward 0:30 hour
No DST
No Daylight Saving Time
in 2026
Difference
+13:30 hour(s)
from South El Monte
| City | Jaffna |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Latitude | 9.66845 |
| Longitude | 80.0074 |
| Population | 169,102 (2013) |
| Language | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| Currency | LKR (Rupee) |
DST changes 2026
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 2026
Clocks do not change in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Time zone
Current time zone: +0530, UTC+5:30
The IANA (2025.2) time zone identifier: Asia/Colombo
2026 Time Zones - Jaffna
+0530 UTC+5:30 |
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Time difference between Jaffna and other locations
| Los Angeles | -13:30 | |
| New York City | -10:30 | |
| London | -5:30 | |
| Paris | -4:30 | |
| Istanbul | -2:30 | |
| Moscow | -2:30 | |
| Dubai | -1:30 | |
| Beijing | +2:30 | |
| Singapore | +2:30 | |
| Tokyo | +3:30 |
Sun
Sunrise
6:26:14 AM
Sunset
6:00:37 PM
Day length: 11 hours, 34 minutes +7 sec
Solar Noon: 12:13:26 PM
The current local time in Jaffna is 13 m 26 sec ahead of apparent solar time.
Moon
Moonset 4:04 AM | Moon Phase Waxing gibbous | |
Moonrise 3:59 PM | Ilumination 93% |