moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-05.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 20:27, Moonset: 09:18.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 405 397 km251 902 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 86.91% / 92.61%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17.8 (Day)
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2026-05-05
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 54.5° | 114.3° | 92.6% |
| 100 | 66.8° | 121.8° | 92.4% |
| 200 | 77° | 148.1° | 92.2% |
| 300 | 77.4° | 208.5° | 92% |
| 400 | 67.6° | 237° | 91.8% |
| 500 | 55.3° | 245.1° | 91.5% |
| 600 | 42.6° | 247.3° | 91.3% |
| 700 | 29.8° | 247° | 91.1% |
| 800 | 17.2° | 245.2° | 90.9% |
| 900 | 4.7° | 242.1° | 90.6% |
| 1000 | -7.3° | 237.7° | 90.4% |
| 1100 | -18.6° | 231.6° | 90.2% |
| 1200 | -28.8° | 223.2° | 89.9% |
| 1300 | -37.3° | 211.8° | 89.7% |
| 1400 | -43° | 196.8° | 89.5% |
| 1500 | -45° | 179.2° | 89.2% |
| 1600 | -42.6° | 161.8° | 89% |
| 1700 | -36.6° | 147.1° | 88.7% |
| 1800 | -28° | 136° | 88.5% |
| 1900 | -17.6° | 127.9° | 88.2% |
| 2000 | -6.2° | 121.9° | 88% |
| 2100 | 5.8° | 117.7° | 87.7% |
| 2200 | 18.3° | 114.7° | 87.4% |
| 2300 | 30.9° | 113.1° | 87.2% |
| 2400 | 43.7° | 113° | 86.9% |