Jaffna
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Monday, 28th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- Time zone
- Asia/ColomboUTC+5:30
- Sunrise
- 5:58 am
- Sunset
- 6:02 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 3 minutes31 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Jaffna
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Jaffna has stayed on UTC+5:30 (UTC+5:30) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Jaffna doing anything.
Jaffna time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 2pm and 17:00 in Colombo, 9am to 11am at the other end.
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Time difference between Jaffna and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 11:57 am Sun | 11:57 | 12 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Mexico City CST | 12:57 pm Sun | 12:57 | 11 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago CDT | 1:57 pm Sun | 13:57 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York City EDT | 2:57 pm Sun | 14:57 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto EDT | 2:57 pm Sun | 14:57 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 3:57 pm Sun | 15:57 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London BST | 7:57 pm Sun | 19:57 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris CEST | 8:57 pm Sun | 20:57 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Berlin CEST | 8:57 pm Sun | 20:57 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 8:57 pm Sun | 20:57 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Moscow MSK | 9:57 pm Sun | 21:57 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Cairo EEST | 9:57 pm Sun | 21:57 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 10:57 pm Sun | 22:57 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Delhi IST | 12:27 am | 00:27 | the same time |
| Shanghai CST | 2:57 am | 02:57 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 3:57 am | 03:57 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 4:57 am | 04:57 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 7:57 am | 07:57 | 7 hours 30 minutes ahead |
About Jaffna
- Population
- 169102
- Coordinates
- 9.668, 80.007
- Region
- Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- IANA zone
- Asia/Colombo
- Solar noon
- 12:00 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Jaffna right now?
It is 12:27 am (00:27 on a 24-hour clock) on Monday, 28th September 2026 in Jaffna. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Jaffna in?
Jaffna uses the Asia/Colombo time zone, currently UTC+5:30 (UTC+5:30). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like UTC+5:30 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Jaffna on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Jaffna stays on UTC+5:30 (UTC+5:30) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jaffna today?
The sun rises at 5:58 am and sets at 6:02 pm today, giving 12 hours 3 minutes of daylight. That is 31 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Jaffna of Los Angeles?
Jaffna is 12 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 12:27 am in Jaffna, it is 11:57 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Jaffna?
Jaffna is in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, at 9.67° N, 80.01° E, with a population of about 169,102. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.