Ja Ela, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ja Ela (Sri Lanka, Western). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 22:53 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Ja Ela local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.48%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 10h 56m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:57
Moonset:	21:11

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 906 km
242 276 mi
Ja Ela ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 699 km
242 769 mi
View angle: 0.511°

Ja Ela on map:

Ja Ela

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	7.0744°
Longitude:	79.8919°
Country:	Sri Lanka Western
Population:	32 175

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 57 minutes. (≈4.206 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -45°

Ja Ela, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -23.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 263.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:19:00	08:09:00	08:57:00	09:45:00	10:33:00
Moonset:	19:47:00	20:29:00	21:11:00	21:52:00	22:35:00

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

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