Prayer times in Sri Lanka

Prayer times by region in Sri Lanka

Our pages in Sri Lanka are organised in 9 regions. Choose your region, then your city: each page has its own coordinates, so the times differ by a few minutes from one place to the next, from east to west and north to south.

• Western Province23 cities
• Southern Province9 cities
• Eastern Province7 cities
• Northern Province6 cities
• Central Province6 cities
• North Western Province3 cities
• Uva Province2 cities
• Sabaragamuwa Province2 cities
• North Central Province1 city

How prayer times are calculated in Sri Lanka

Pages for Sri Lanka use the University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi method: Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha when the sun is 18° below the horizon. Times are shown in local time (UTC+5:30). In the capital Colombo, Fajr is about 4:40 AM and Maghrib 6:28 PM around 21 June, while around 21 December Fajr comes at 5:02 AM and Maghrib at 6:00 PM. Daylight there ranges from 11 h 43 min to 12 h 32 min.

Our cities in Sri Lanka stretch from Chilaw in the west to Kalmunai in the east, and from Valvettithurai in the north to Devinuwara in the south. With such a distance, the sun reaches its zenith in Kalmunai about 8 minutes before Chilaw, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also differs between north and south, most of all in summer and winter, so the timetable of Colombo cannot replace that of your own city.

Ramadan in Sri Lanka

During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027), the fast in Colombo lasts roughly 13 h 03 min at the start of the month and 13 h 11 min at the end, with imsak at 5:07 AM and iftar at 6:21 PM on the first day. These times change from one city to another, so open your city’s page for the exact imsak and iftar times.

To reach your city quickly, type its name in the search box at the top of the page, or go through the regions above. On every page you will find today’s times with a countdown, a monthly timetable you can print and links to nearby cities.