Jaffna, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jaffna (Sri Lanka, Northern Province). Current time: Thursday, 2026-10-08, 01:59 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Jaffna local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.99%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 09:43; remaining time: 18d 7h 43m 59s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:48
Moonset:	16:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 615 km
233 396 mi
Jaffna ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 729 km
234 089 mi
View angle: 0.53°

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: 8.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 16 hours, 35 minutes. (≈26.691 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -81°

Jaffna, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -27°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 77.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09	2026-10-10
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	02:01:00	02:56:00	03:48:00	04:38:00	05:27:00
Moonset:	14:50:00	15:35:00	16:16:00	16:57:00	17:37:00

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

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