Jaffna, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jaffna (Sri Lanka, Northern Province). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 23:13 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Jaffna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 16.05%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 05:28; remaining time: 17d 6h 14m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	02:43
Moonset:	15:38

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 016 km
227 432 mi
Jaffna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 270 km
229 454 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 8.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 17 hours, 53 minutes. (≈26.745 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -175°

Jaffna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -51.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 32.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	01:13:00	01:56:00	02:43:00	03:37:00	04:36:00
Moonset:	13:45:00	14:39:00	15:38:00	16:42:00	17:50:00

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

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