Kingston, Jamaica Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kingston (Jamaica). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-29, 19:56 (GMT-05:00) America/Jamaica . All times are shown in Kingston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 93.99%, Maximal illumination for this day: 97.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 12:24; remaining time: 1d 16h 28m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:56
Moonset:	04:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 190 km
246 181 mi
Kingston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 549 km
242 676 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Kingston on map:

Kingston

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-05:00
Latitude:	17.99702°
Longitude:	-76.79358°
Country:	Jamaica
Population:	937 700

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 14 minutes. (≈13.218 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -19°

Kingston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 37.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 121°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-27	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	15:16:00	16:06:00	16:56:00	17:47:00	18:38:00
Moonset:	03:01:00	03:35:00	04:09:00	04:43:00	05:20:00

Kingston moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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