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Time in Jaffna, Sri Lanka now

11:20:23AM

Thursday, October 1, 2026

World Vegetarian Day / International Day of Older Persons / National Day of China / Independence Day of Nigeria

Sun: ↑ 05:58AM ↓ 06:01PM (12h 3m) - More info - Make Jaffna time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Jaffna

UTC +5:30

Sri Lanka Standard Time (SLST)
now 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York

The time in Jaffna is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time in New York when New York is on standard time, and 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time in New York when New York is on daylight saving time.
Jaffna does not change between summer time and winter time.
The IANA time zone identifier for Jaffna is Asia/Colombo.

Time difference
from Jaffna

Los Angeles	−12.5 hours	−12.5 hours
Chicago	−10.5 hours	−10.5 hours
New York	−9.5 hours	−9.5 hours
Toronto	−9.5 hours	−9.5 hours
São Paulo	−8.5 hours	−8.5 hours
UTC	−5.5 hours	−5.5 hours
Lagos	−4.5 hours	−4.5 hours
London	−4.5 hours	−4.5 hours
Johannesburg	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
Paris	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
Zurich	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
Cairo	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Istanbul	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Moscow	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Dubai	−1.5 hours	−1.5 hours
Mumbai	0
Hong Kong	+2.5 hours
Shanghai	+2.5 hours
Singapore	+2.5 hours
Tokyo	+3.5 hours
Sydney	+4.5 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Jaffna

Sunrise: 05:58AM
Sunset: 06:01PM
Day length: 12h 3m
The local time in Jaffna is currently the same as the solar time.

Jaffna on the map

Location: Sri Lanka
Latitude: 9.67. Longitude: 80.01
Population: 169,000

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