Jaffna, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jaffna (Sri Lanka, Northern Province). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 09:05 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Jaffna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.15%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.01%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 20:07; remaining time: 26d 11h 1m 54s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:14
Moonset:	08:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 131 km
246 144 mi
Jaffna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 395 295 km
245 625 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Jaffna on map:

Jaffna

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	9.66845°
Longitude:	80.00742°
Country:	Sri Lanka Northern Province
Population:	169 102

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 91%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 15 hours, 10 minutes. (≈17.632 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 18°

Jaffna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -8.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 254°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	19:49:00	20:33:00	21:14:00	21:53:00	22:31:00
Moonset:	06:47:00	07:38:00	08:27:00	09:16:00	10:02:00

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

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