moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-16.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 08:47, Moonset: 21:24.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 386 828 km240 364 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 10.22% / 17.57%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3.6 (Day)
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2026-08-16
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -46.6° | 248.4° | 10.2% |
| 100 | -58.7° | 235.1° | 10.5% |
| 200 | -68.1° | 209.7° | 10.8% |
| 300 | -70.1° | 168.5° | 11.1% |
| 400 | -63.1° | 135.6° | 11.3% |
| 500 | -51.8° | 118.5° | 11.6% |
| 600 | -38.9° | 108.9° | 11.9% |
| 700 | -25.4° | 102.5° | 12.2% |
| 800 | -11.6° | 97.7° | 12.5% |
| 900 | 2.4° | 93.6° | 12.8% |
| 1000 | 16.4° | 89.6° | 13.1% |
| 1100 | 30.3° | 85.4° | 13.4% |
| 1200 | 44.2° | 80.1° | 13.7% |
| 1300 | 57.8° | 72.1° | 14% |
| 1400 | 70.5° | 55.5° | 14.3% |
| 1500 | 78.6° | 7.3° | 14.7% |
| 1600 | 73.1° | 309.2° | 15% |
| 1700 | 60.9° | 288.4° | 15.3% |
| 1800 | 47.4° | 279.1° | 15.6% |
| 1900 | 33.7° | 273.3° | 15.9% |
| 2000 | 19.8° | 268.6° | 16.3% |
| 2100 | 6° | 264.3° | 16.6% |
| 2200 | -7.7° | 259.8° | 16.9% |
| 2300 | -21.2° | 254.5° | 17.2% |
| 2400 | -34.3° | 247.6° | 17.6% |