moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-12.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 06:02, Moonset: 17:38.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 368 803 km229 164 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 0.03% / 1.89%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 28.8 (Day)
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2026-08-12
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -81.2° | 56.6° | 1.9% |
| 100 | -68.4° | 74.4° | 1.8% |
| 200 | -55.1° | 77° | 1.6% |
| 300 | -41.6° | 76.6° | 1.5% |
| 400 | -28.2° | 75° | 1.4% |
| 500 | -14.9° | 72.5° | 1.3% |
| 600 | -2° | 69.1° | 1.2% |
| 700 | 11° | 64.7° | 1.1% |
| 800 | 23.3° | 58.6° | 1% |
| 900 | 34.6° | 50.1° | 0.9% |
| 1000 | 44.4° | 37.8° | 0.8% |
| 1100 | 51.4° | 20.3° | 0.7% |
| 1200 | 53.8° | 358.1° | 0.6% |
| 1300 | 50.9° | 336.2° | 0.5% |
| 1400 | 43.6° | 319.1° | 0.5% |
| 1500 | 33.6° | 307° | 0.4% |
| 1600 | 22.1° | 298.6° | 0.3% |
| 1700 | 9.7° | 292.5° | 0.3% |
| 1800 | -3.3° | 287.8° | 0.2% |
| 1900 | -16.5° | 284° | 0.2% |
| 2000 | -30° | 280.8° | 0.2% |
| 2100 | -43.6° | 278° | 0.1% |
| 2200 | -57.3° | 275.4° | 0.1% |
| 2300 | -71.1° | 272.6° | 0.1% |
| 2400 | -84.9° | 267.2° | 0% |