Santa Cruz, Jamaica Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Santa Cruz (Jamaica, St. Elizabeth). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 17:33 (GMT-05:00) America/Jamaica . All times are shown in Santa Cruz local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.76%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 12:24; remaining time: 13d 18h 50m 49s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:44
Moonset:	18:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 632 km
228 436 mi
Santa Cruz ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 946 km
226 146 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Santa Cruz on map:

Santa Cruz

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-05:00
Latitude:	18.05336°
Longitude:	-77.69836°
Country:	Jamaica St. Elizabeth
Population:	8 217

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 12 hours, 19 minutes. (≈0.513 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -132°

Santa Cruz, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 17.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 282.5°):

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Santa Cruz

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:24:00	05:03:00	05:44:00	06:30:00	07:23:00
Moonset:	16:52:00	17:51:00	18:53:00	19:59:00	21:08:00

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

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