Cairns, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairns (Australia, Queensland). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 10:36 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Brisbane . All times are shown in Cairns local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 74.75%, Maximal illumination for this day: 82.71%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-27, 02:50; remaining time: 4d 16h 14m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:21
Moonset:	02:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 590 km
249 537 mi
Cairns ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 109 km
251 102 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 78.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 5 hours, 16 minutes. (≈10.22 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 125°

Cairns, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -42.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 142°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:34:00	13:28:00	14:21:00	15:13:00	16:05:00
Moonset:	01:22:00	02:09:00	02:54:00	03:35:00	04:13:00

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

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