Jaffna, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jaffna (Sri Lanka, Northern Province). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 20:27 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Jaffna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.73%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 14d 2h 26m 46s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:32
Moonset:	18:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 656 km
229 072 mi
Jaffna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 037 km
229 930 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.03%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 3 hours, 41 minutes. (≈0.154 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -160°

Jaffna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -29.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 293.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	04:05:00	04:47:00	05:32:00	06:20:00	07:14:00
Moonset:	16:26:00	17:19:00	18:15:00	19:15:00	20:19:00

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

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