Poonagar in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.2944, 81.3307
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 223 km away
What time is it in Poonagar, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The current hour and minute in Poonagar, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka are shown here, in the Asia/Colombo zone (+5:30).
Poonagar, Sri Lanka
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Poonagar
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Poonagar.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 5:43 PM Daylight 11 h 48 min Night 12 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 6:05 PM
Weather in Poonagar right now
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Poonagar and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30456 Kathiraveli — 11.5 km away
- 31250 Toppur — 12.6 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Eastern Province
- Trincomalee 108 420
- Kalmunai 100 171
- Batticaloa 86 742
- Pottuvil 45 727
- Ampara 43 720
- Eravur Town 22 982
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Mahindapura — 0.9 km
- Sunkankuli — 2.5 km
- Poomarathadichenai — 2.6 km
- Arippu — 2.9 km
- Verugal — 3.9 km
- Ichchilampattai — 4.0 km
Poonagar: clock, sun and surroundings
The zone covering Poonagar is called Asia/Colombo and stands at UTC+5:30. Seasonal clock changes apply: No.
The sun rises today at 5:56 AM in Poonagar and sets at 5:43 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 48 min.
For nearby Mahindapura and Sunkankuli, use the time shown for Poonagar.
Poonagar includes 2 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Poonagar?
- The time zone designation for Poonagar is Asia/Colombo, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the time in Poonagar vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Poonagar: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Poonagar?
- Today the sun rises at 5:56 AM.