Jaffna, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jaffna (Sri Lanka, Northern Province). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 08:49 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Jaffna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.1%, Maximal illumination for this day: 27.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 1h 0m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:47
Moonset:	21:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 391 817 km
243 464 mi
Jaffna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 552 km
243 299 mi
View angle: 0.508°

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: 22.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 14 hours, 39 minutes. (≈4.611 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 109°

Jaffna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -13.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 99.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	08:08:00	08:58:00	09:47:00	10:36:00	11:26:00
Moonset:	20:28:00	21:09:00	21:49:00	22:31:00	23:15:00

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

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