Santa Cruz, Jamaica Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Santa Cruz (Jamaica, St. Elizabeth). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 13:38 (GMT-05:00) America/Jamaica . All times are shown in Santa Cruz local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 91.34%, Maximal illumination for this day: 96.05%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-27, 23:19; remaining time: 2d 9h 41m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:01
Moonset:	03:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 656 km
248 956 mi
Santa Cruz ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 331 km
250 618 mi
View angle: 0.497°

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: 94.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 11 hours, 34 minutes. (≈12.482 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 44°

Santa Cruz, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 102.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:34:00	16:19:00	17:01:00	17:40:00	18:17:00
Moonset:	01:46:00	02:40:00	03:35:00	04:28:00	05:21:00

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

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