Mahakathnoruwa in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.0138, 80.3687
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 133 km away
What time is it in Mahakathnoruwa, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
The time you see here is the local time in Mahakathnoruwa, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Mahakathnoruwa, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Mahakathnoruwa
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Mahakathnoruwa keeps Asia/Colombo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 11 h 57 min Night 12 h 03 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:15 PM
Weather in Mahakathnoruwa right now
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Mahakathnoruwa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 60754 Kudakatnoruwa — 2.6 km away
- 60752 Girathalana — 2.6 km away
- 60750 Meegalawa — 2.6 km away
- 50174 Kalankuttiya — 4.3 km away
- 50176 Hurigaswewa — 6.9 km away
- 60712 Gallewa — 7.4 km away
- 60722 Wannilhalagama — 7.8 km away
- 60721 Wannikudawewa — 7.8 km away
- 60724 Mahananneriya — 7.8 km away
- 50104 Tammennawa — 8.7 km away
- 60716 Ehetuwewa — 9.5 km away
- 60731 Mahagalkadawala — 9.8 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 Western Province
- Puttalam 45 661
- Kurunegala 28 571
- Chilaw 24 712
- Kuliyapitiya 6 877
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Kahatilagama — 25.6 km
- Hatpokuna — 25.6 km
- Alutwegedara — 25.7 km
- Wadupolayagama — 25.7 km
- Talpatwewa — 25.7 km
- Kaduruwewa — 25.7 km
Time and daylight in Mahakathnoruwa
The local zone in Mahakathnoruwa is Asia/Colombo, standing at UTC+5:30. Whether daylight saving applies: No.
Sunrise happens at 5:57 AM in Mahakathnoruwa today and sunset at 5:54 PM. That marks 11 h 57 min of daylight.
Neighbouring places Kahatilagama and Hatpokuna run on Mahakathnoruwa time.
Locations in Mahakathnoruwa are covered by 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Is Asia/Colombo the time zone for Mahakathnoruwa?
- Yes, Asia/Colombo is the time zone for Mahakathnoruwa, with an offset of +5:30.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Mahakathnoruwa?
- Daylight saving in Mahakathnoruwa: No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Mahakathnoruwa?
- Sunset there is at 5:54 PM.