Jinja, Uganda Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Jinja (Uganda, Eastern Region, Jinja District). Current time: Friday, 2026-08-21, 10:15 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Kampala . All times are shown in Jinja local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 57.26%, Maximal illumination for this day: 66.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 6d 21h 4m 48s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:33
Moonset:	01:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 677 km
251 455 mi
Jinja ↔ Moon, nearest point: 407 108 km
252 965 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Jinja on map:

Jinja

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	0.43902°
Longitude:	33.20317°
Country:	Uganda Eastern Region
Population:	93 061

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 61.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 8 Day, 10 hours, 47 minutes. (≈8.449 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 119°

Jinja, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 126.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-19	2026-08-20	2026-08-21	2026-08-22	2026-08-23
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	11:54:00	12:42:00	13:33:00	14:24:00	15:16:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:15:00	01:04:00	01:55:00	02:47:00

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

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