Current Time: | Feb 6, 2023 at 4:16:35 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:31 am↑ 106° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:16 pm↑ 254° West |
Moonrise Today: | 6:52 pm↑ 72° East |
Moonset Today: | 6:56 am↑ 290° West |
Daylight Hours: | 11 hours, 45 minutes (+25s) |
Today's Sun Position in Jaffna
Time: | 4:16 pm |
Altitude: | 27.1° |
Direction: | 247° W |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 11h 45m 8s (Feb 6, 2023)
25 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 5, 2023)
11 minutes, 23 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2022)
56 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)
The Sun's altitude in Jaffna today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Jaffna Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Jaffna today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:19 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:44 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:44 am – 6:09 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:09 am – 6:31 am |
Daylight | 6:31 am – 6:16 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:16 pm – 6:38 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:38 pm – 7:03 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:03 pm – 7:28 pm |
Night | 7:28 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Jaffna - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Feb | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Feb 6 | 6:31 am | 6:16 pm | 11:45:08 | +0:25 | 12:23 pm (64.7°) | 91.656 |
Feb 7 | 6:31 am | 6:16 pm | 11:45:35 | +0:26 | 12:23 pm (65.0°) | 91.671 |
Feb 8 | 6:31 am | 6:17 pm | 11:46:01 | +0:26 | 12:24 pm (65.3°) | 91.686 |
Feb 9 | 6:30 am | 6:17 pm | 11:46:28 | +0:26 | 12:24 pm (65.6°) | 91.702 |
Feb 10 | 6:30 am | 6:17 pm | 11:46:55 | +0:27 | 12:24 pm (65.9°) | 91.719 |
Feb 11 | 6:30 am | 6:17 pm | 11:47:22 | +0:27 | 12:24 pm (66.3°) | 91.736 |
Feb 12 | 6:30 am | 6:18 pm | 11:47:50 | +0:27 | 12:24 pm (66.6°) | 91.753 |
* All times are local time for Jaffna. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 21 | 2:54 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 8:28 pm |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 12:20 pm |
December solstice | Dec 22 | 8:57 am |
* All times are local Jaffna time. |
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Today's Moon in Jaffna
Percent Illuminated: | 99.4% |
Time: | 4:16 pm |
Altitude: | -34.9° |
Direction: | 61° NE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Jaffna today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Jaffna - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Feb 6 | - | 6:56 am | 6:52 pm | 12:31 am | (79.1°) | 252,158 | 99.8% | |||
Feb 7 | - | 7:36 am | 7:38 pm | 1:15 am | (83.5°) | 251,369 | 98.8% | |||
Feb 8 | - | 8:14 am | 8:24 pm | 1:57 am | (88.6°) | 250,188 | 96.0% | |||
Feb 9 | - | 8:51 am | 9:08 pm | 2:38 am | (85.8°) | 248,609 | 91.3% | |||
Feb 10 | - | 9:28 am | 9:54 pm | 3:19 am | (79.9°) | 246,618 | 84.9% | |||
Feb 11 | - | 10:05 am | 10:41 pm | 4:01 am | (73.9°) | 244,203 | 76.9% | |||
Feb 12 | - | 10:45 am | 11:31 pm | 4:44 am | (68.0°) | 241,377 | 67.6% | |||
* All times are local time for Jaffna. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Jaffna This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Feb 6, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 4:57 am | Mon 4:32 pm | Mon 10:45 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 8:06 am | Mon 8:00 pm | Mon 2:03 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Mon 1:22 pm | Tue 2:02 am | Mon 7:42 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Mon 9:30 am | Mon 9:35 pm | Mon 3:32 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Mon 7:09 am | Mon 6:53 pm | Mon 1:01 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Mon 11:42 am | Tue 12:07 am | Mon 5:55 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 8:44 am | Mon 8:42 pm | Mon 2:43 pm | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Jaffna. |