Jaffna, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jaffna (Sri Lanka, Northern Province). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-08, 01:48 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Jaffna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.16%, Maximal illumination for this day: 14.28%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 22:20; remaining time: 18d 20h 31m 43s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:10
Moonset:	16:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 463 km
227 710 mi
Jaffna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 754 km
227 891 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: 13.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 25 Day, 23 hours, 19 minutes. (≈25.971 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -93°

Jaffna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -19°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 62.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08	2026-09-09	2026-09-10
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	01:04:00	02:07:00	03:10:00	04:09:00	05:04:00
Moonset:	14:16:00	15:14:00	16:07:00	16:55:00	17:40:00

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

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