Anuradhapura District in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.3333, 80.5000
- Region
- North Central Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 171 km away
What time is it in Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Watch the current local time in Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, running on the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Anuradhapura District
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Anuradhapura District, North Central Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 5:35 AM – 6:14 PM
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Anuradhapura District and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50300 Mihintale — 3.1 km away
- 50304 lhalagama — 3.1 km away
- 50306 Mahakanadarawa — 3.1 km away
- 50308 Maradankalla — 3.1 km away
- 50064 Galkulama — 7.4 km away
- 50567 Pulmoddai — 8.1 km away
- 50564 Wahalkada — 8.1 km away
- 50046 Nachchaduwa — 8.3 km away
- 50004 Perimiyankulama — 8.3 km away
- 50036 Gnanikulama — 9.4 km away
- 50000 Anuradhapura — 9.5 km away
- 50072 Tirappane — 9.9 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 North Central Province
- Anuradhapura 60 943
- Polonnaruwa 13 900
- Mihintale 5 000
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Manewa — 22.6 km
- Puliyankulama — 23.4 km
- Kuda Ittikattiya — 23.4 km
- Kadiyangalla — 23.6 km
- Henapolayagama — 23.9 km
- Kumbukwewa — 24.0 km
Anuradhapura District: clock, sun and surroundings
12 postal codes divide Anuradhapura District.
Anuradhapura District adheres to Asia/Colombo, a UTC+5:30 offset. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Today in Anuradhapura District, daylight opens at 5:56 AM and closes at 5:53 PM. That span measures 11 h 56 min.
You will find the same time in Manewa and Puliyankulama, both near Anuradhapura District.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone covers Anuradhapura District?
- Anuradhapura District is covered by the Asia/Colombo time zone, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does Anuradhapura District apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- No.
- Please give the sunrise time for Anuradhapura District.
- The sun rises at 5:56 AM.