Launceston, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Launceston (Australia, Tasmania). Current time: Saturday, 2026-10-24, 12:21 (GMT+11:00) Australia/Hobart . All times are shown in Launceston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 91.47%, Maximal illumination for this day: 96.56%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 15:13; remaining time: 2d 2h 51m 57s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:38
Moonset:	04:47

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 383 332 km
238 192 mi
Launceston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 386 406 km
240 101 mi
View angle: 0.52°

Launceston on map:

Launceston

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+11:00
Latitude:	-41.43876°
Longitude:	147.13467°
Country:	Australia Tasmania
Population:	106 153

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 94.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 12 hours, 9 minutes. (≈12.506 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 136°

Launceston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -49.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 151.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25	2026-10-26
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	15:21:00	16:28:00	17:38:00	18:50:00	20:06:00
Moonset:	04:04:00	04:25:00	04:47:00	05:10:00	05:35:00

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

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