Kanakapuram in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.3846, 80.3774
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka, Asia
- Capital
- Colombo — 278 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kanakapuram, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The time you see here is the local time in Kanakapuram, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, in the Asia/Colombo time zone (+5:30).
Kanakapuram, Sri Lanka
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
Local time in Kanakapuram
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Kanakapuram.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:58 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 55 min Night 12 h 05 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Kanakapuram right now
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Kanakapuram and its neighbours
Largest cities in Northern Province
- Jaffna 169 102
- Point Pedro 89 810
- Valvedditturai 78 205
- Vavuniya 60 176
- Mannar 35 817
- Mullaittivu 28 973
Other places named Kanakapuram
- Kanakapuram Tamil Nadu, India
Same time zone — Asia/Colombo
- Colombo Sri Lanka
Nearby places
- Jeyanthinagar — 0.9 km
- Ambalkulam — 1.5 km
- Selvanagar — 1.9 km
- Kilinochchi — 2.6 km
- Utheravankai — 3.2 km
- Puthumurippu — 3.2 km
Kanakapuram: clock, sun and surroundings
The time zone used in Kanakapuram is Asia/Colombo, set at UTC+5:30. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Kanakapuram sees the sun rise at 5:58 AM and set at 5:53 PM today. Daylight runs for 11 h 55 min.
Look nearby and you will see Jeyanthinagar and Ambalkulam on the same clock as Kanakapuram.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Kanakapuram use?
- Kanakapuram uses Asia/Colombo, which has an offset of +5:30.
- Does the clock in Kanakapuram stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Kanakapuram: No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Kanakapuram?
- Sunrise there is at 5:58 AM.