Cairns, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairns (Australia, Queensland). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-15, 04:03 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Brisbane . All times are shown in Cairns local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.04%, Maximal illumination for this day: 2.02%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-30, 00:37; remaining time: 14d 20h 34m 6s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:24
Moonset:	18:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 523 km
227 747 mi
Cairns ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 198 km
229 409 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 0.17%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 9 hours, 20 minutes. (≈0.389 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 74°

Cairns, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 73°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-13	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16	2026-07-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	05:23:00	06:26:00	07:24:00	08:14:00	08:59:00
Moonset:	16:37:00	17:47:00	18:54:00	19:57:00	20:56:00

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

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