Launceston, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Launceston (Australia, Tasmania). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-05-26, 15:44 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Hobart . All times are shown in Launceston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 80.01%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 18:46; remaining time: 5d 3h 1m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:00
Moonset:	02:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 910 km
242 900 mi
Launceston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 079 km
240 520 mi
View angle: 0.509°

Launceston on map:

Launceston

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+10:00
Latitude:	-41.43876°
Longitude:	147.13467°
Country:	Australia Tasmania
Population:	106 153

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 77.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 2 hours, 2 minutes. (≈10.084 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -176°

Launceston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 80.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-24	2026-05-25	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	13:19:00	13:40:00	14:00:00	14:20:00	14:43:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	01:00:00	02:05:00	03:09:00	04:13:00

Launceston moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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