Launceston, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Launceston (Australia, Tasmania). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 20:23 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Hobart . All times are shown in Launceston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 10.9%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-02, 03:24; remaining time: 16d 7h 0m 55s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:43
Moonset:	16:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 795 km
234 751 mi
Launceston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 380 217 km
236 256 mi
View angle: 0.527°

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: 5.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 6 hours, 21 minutes. (≈27.265 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 23°

Launceston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -41.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 223.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:24:00	02:32:00	03:43:00	04:54:00	06:09:00
Moonset:	15:35:00	15:57:00	16:19:00	16:42:00	17:08:00

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

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