Cairns, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairns (Australia, Queensland). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 18:14 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Brisbane . All times are shown in Cairns local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.7%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.69%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 18:46; remaining time: 10d 0h 32m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:00
Moonset:	22:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 973 km
229 269 mi
Cairns ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 786 km
225 425 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 27.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 3 hours, 46 minutes. (≈5.157 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -125°

Cairns, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 43.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 329.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	09:00:00	10:03:00	11:00:00	11:48:00	12:30:00
Moonset:	20:14:00	21:23:00	22:27:00	23:28:00	00:00:00

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

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