Cairns, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairns (Australia, Queensland). Current time: Saturday, 2026-06-13, 11:07 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Brisbane . All times are shown in Cairns local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-30, 09:58; remaining time: 16d 22h 51m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:19
Moonset:	15:46

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 294 km
226 983 mi
Cairns ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 841 km
222 973 mi
View angle: 0.545°

Cairns on map:

Cairns

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+10:00
Latitude:	-16.92304°
Longitude:	145.76625°
Country:	Australia Queensland
Population:	153 075

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 6.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 2 hours, 21 minutes. (≈27.098 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -2°

Cairns, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 47.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 341.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14	2026-06-15
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	02:15:00	03:15:00	04:19:00	05:27:00	06:37:00
Moonset:	14:08:00	14:54:00	15:46:00	16:46:00	17:52:00

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

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