moon .5deg.comCairns, Australia (Queensland) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-08-17.
All times are shown in Cairns local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 09:24, Moonset: 22:16.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 391 567 km243 308 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 17.57% / 26.1%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4.6 (Day)
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2026-08-17
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -34.3° | 247.6° | 17.6% |
| 100 | -46.6° | 237.5° | 17.9% |
| 200 | -57.1° | 221.4° | 18.3% |
| 300 | -63.6° | 195.2° | 18.6% |
| 400 | -63.1° | 162.8° | 18.9% |
| 500 | -55.8° | 138° | 19.3% |
| 600 | -45° | 123° | 19.6% |
| 700 | -32.6° | 113.7° | 20% |
| 800 | -19.5° | 107.3° | 20.3% |
| 900 | -5.7° | 102.5° | 20.7% |
| 1000 | 7.8° | 98.5° | 21% |
| 1100 | 21.7° | 94.9° | 21.4% |
| 1200 | 35.7° | 91.3° | 21.7% |
| 1300 | 49.7° | 87.2° | 22.1% |
| 1400 | 63.6° | 81.2° | 22.4% |
| 1500 | 77.1° | 66.8° | 22.8% |
| 1600 | 84.3° | 335° | 23.2% |
| 1700 | 72.8° | 284.5° | 23.5% |
| 1800 | 59.1° | 274.5° | 23.9% |
| 1900 | 45.3° | 269.3° | 24.3% |
| 2000 | 31.4° | 265.3° | 24.6% |
| 2100 | 17.6° | 261.5° | 25% |
| 2200 | 4° | 257.5° | 25.4% |
| 2300 | -9.4° | 252.9° | 25.7% |
| 2400 | -22.4° | 247° | 26.1% |