moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-18.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 07:52, Moonset: 19:07.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 363 311 km225 751 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.87% / 4.66%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 1.5 (Day)
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2026-05-18
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -74.4° | 309.9° | 0.9% |
| 100 | -80.3° | 5.5° | 1% |
| 200 | -72.7° | 53° | 1.1% |
| 300 | -60.7° | 65.2° | 1.2% |
| 400 | -48.1° | 68.4° | 1.3% |
| 500 | -35.3° | 68.6° | 1.4% |
| 600 | -22.5° | 67.2° | 1.5% |
| 700 | -10° | 64.5° | 1.7% |
| 800 | 2.2° | 60.7° | 1.8% |
| 900 | 13.9° | 55.4° | 2% |
| 1000 | 24.6° | 48.1° | 2.1% |
| 1100 | 34° | 38.2° | 2.3% |
| 1200 | 41.2° | 24.9° | 2.4% |
| 1300 | 45.1° | 8.2° | 2.6% |
| 1400 | 44.8° | 350.2° | 2.7% |
| 1500 | 40.5° | 333.9° | 2.9% |
| 1600 | 33° | 321.1° | 3.1% |
| 1700 | 23.5° | 311.6° | 3.3% |
| 1800 | 12.6° | 304.6° | 3.5% |
| 1900 | 0.9° | 299.6° | 3.6% |
| 2000 | -11.2° | 296° | 3.8% |
| 2100 | -23.7° | 293.7° | 4% |
| 2200 | -36.3° | 292.7° | 4.2% |
| 2300 | -49° | 293.5° | 4.5% |
| 2400 | -61.4° | 298° | 4.7% |