Sri Lanka · Southern Province
Current local time in Galle
Galle keeps time on the Asia/Colombo zone, currently UTC+5:30. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Galle, Southern Province
03:38
Wed, Sep 2UTC+5:30
Galle time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Southern Province
- Coordinates
- 6.05°, 80.21°
- Population
- 93,118
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Galle today
Computed from Galle's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:05 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:09 PM
- Day length
- 12h 7m
- Civil dawn
- 5:41 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:36 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:29 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:47 PM
Galle time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Galle is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:08 PM | 12h 30m ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:08 PM | 4h 30m ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:08 AM | 1h 30m ahead |
| TokyoJapan | 07:08 AM | 3h 30m behind |
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Galletime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Galle right now?
- Galle is on Asia/Colombo, currently UTC+5:30. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Galle in?
- Galle uses the IANA time zone Asia/Colombo, which is UTC+5:30 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Galle observe daylight saving time?
- No. Galle stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Galle today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:05 AM and sets at about 6:12 PM local time in Galle, giving roughly 12h 7m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:09 PM.
Working with Galle time
Scheduling across Asia/Colombo is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.
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