Cairns, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairns (Australia, Queensland). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 10:39 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Brisbane . All times are shown in Cairns local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.63%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.29%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 14:19; remaining time: 3d 3h 40m 53s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:38
Moonset:	04:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 630 km
250 182 mi
Cairns ↔ Moon, nearest point: 405 593 km
252 024 mi
View angle: 0.495°

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: 90.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 19 hours, 0 minutes. (≈11.792 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 137°

Cairns, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -47.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 164.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:50:00	14:43:00	15:38:00	16:31:00	17:23:00
Moonset:	02:40:00	03:30:00	04:16:00	04:59:00	05:39:00

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

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