Jaffna, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jaffna (Sri Lanka, Northern Province). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 18:08 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Jaffna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 20h 8m 20s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:12
Moonset:	22:20

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 468 km
227 712 mi
Jaffna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 359 642 km
223 471 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 19.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 15 minutes. (≈4.26 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -100°

Jaffna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 52.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 300.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	06:58:00	08:05:00	09:12:00	10:15:00	11:13:00
Moonset:	20:13:00	21:19:00	22:20:00	23:14:00	00:00:00

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

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