Cairns, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairns (Australia, Queensland). Current time: Saturday, 2026-04-18, 03:07 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Brisbane . All times are shown in Cairns local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0.01%, Maximal illumination for this day: 1.75%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 03:24; remaining time: 14d 0h 17m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:51
Moonset:	18:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 356 km
228 886 mi
Cairns ↔ Moon, nearest point: 371 497 km
230 838 mi
View angle: 0.541°

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: 0.07%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 6 hours, 8 minutes. (≈0.255 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 24°

Cairns, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -50.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 85.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19	2026-04-20
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	04:52:00	05:50:00	06:51:00	07:56:00	09:04:00
Moonset:	17:03:00	17:45:00	18:31:00	19:24:00	20:21:00

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

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