Moon Phases in Jaffna
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1987
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Moonrise
- 13:13
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 8 days
- Moonset
- 00:37
- Illumination
- 57%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-30
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-23
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Day Length
- 12h 43m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Thu | 13:19 | 00:04 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.2 days | 381986 km |
| Oct 2 Fri | 14:15 | 01:07 | First Quarter | 69% | 9.2 days | 375939 km |
| Oct 3 Sat | 15:08 | 02:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 78% | 10.2 days | 370072 km |
| Oct 4 Sun | 15:56 | 03:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 86% | 11.2 days | 364855 km |
| Oct 5 Mon | 16:41 | 04:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 6 Tue | 17:24 | 04:59 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 7 Wed | 18:07 | 05:52 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 8 Thu | 18:51 | 06:44 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 9 Fri | 19:36 | 07:38 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16.2 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 10 Sat | 20:24 | 08:32 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.2 days | 365206 km |
| Oct 11 Sun | 21:15 | 09:28 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.2 days | 370678 km |
| Oct 12 Mon | 22:07 | 10:23 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.2 days | 376867 km |
| Oct 13 Tue | 23:01 | 11:17 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | 20.2 days | 383270 km |
| Oct 14 Wed | 23:54 | 12:08 | Last Quarter | 60% | 21.2 days | 389401 km |
| Oct 15 Thu | - | 12:56 | Last Quarter | 49% | 22.2 days | 394844 km |
| Oct 16 Fri | 00:45 | 13:41 | Last Quarter | 39% | 23.2 days | 399302 km |
| Oct 17 Sat | 01:34 | 14:21 | Waning Crescent | 29% | 24.2 days | 402609 km |
| Oct 18 Sun | 02:21 | 15:00 | Waning Crescent | 20% | 25.2 days | 404738 km |
| Oct 19 Mon | 03:07 | 15:38 | Waning Crescent | 12% | 26.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 20 Tue | 03:52 | 16:14 | Waning Crescent | 6% | 27.2 days | 405696 km |
| Oct 21 Wed | 04:37 | 16:52 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.2 days | 405166 km |
| Oct 22 Thu | 05:25 | 17:32 | New Moon | 0% | 29.2 days | 403863 km |
| Oct 23 Fri | 06:15 | 18:15 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.7 days | 402050 km |
| Oct 24 Sat | 07:10 | 19:03 | Waxing Crescent | 3% | 1.7 days | 399774 km |
| Oct 25 Sun | 08:07 | 19:57 | Waxing Crescent | 8% | 2.7 days | 397029 km |
| Oct 26 Mon | 09:09 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 15% | 3.7 days | 393791 km |
| Oct 27 Tue | 10:12 | 21:58 | Waxing Crescent | 23% | 4.7 days | 390045 km |
| Oct 28 Wed | 11:14 | 23:01 | First Quarter | 32% | 5.7 days | 385830 km |
| Oct 29 Thu | 12:11 | - | First Quarter | 43% | 6.7 days | 381257 km |
| Oct 30 Fri | 13:04 | 00:03 | First Quarter | 53% | 7.7 days | 376527 km |
| Oct 31 Sat | 13:52 | 01:01 | First Quarter | 64% | 8.7 days | 371916 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.