Kingston, Jamaica Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kingston (Jamaica). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 05:44 (GMT-05:00) America/Jamaica . All times are shown in Kingston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 16.29%, Maximal illumination for this day: 25.82%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 03:46; remaining time: 10d 22h 1m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:20
Moonset:	22:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 260 km
227 583 mi
Kingston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 265 km
228 829 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 9 minutes. (≈4.173 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 51°

Kingston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -36.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 35.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:04:00	08:12:00	09:20:00	10:24:00	11:25:00
Moonset:	21:00:00	22:02:00	22:57:00	23:44:00	00:00:00

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

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