Launceston, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Launceston (Australia, Tasmania). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-06, 13:40 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Hobart . All times are shown in Launceston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 79.88%, Maximal illumination for this day: 86.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 18:46; remaining time: 25d 5h 6m 3s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:59
Moonset:	11:21

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 368 km
251 262 mi
Launceston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 303 km
251 222 mi
View angle: 0.493°

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: 83.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 18 hours, 5 minutes. (≈18.753 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 20°

Launceston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -15.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 206.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-04	2026-05-05	2026-05-06	2026-05-07	2026-05-08
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	18:17:00	19:05:00	19:59:00	20:59:00	22:03:00
Moonset:	09:32:00	10:29:00	11:21:00	12:04:00	12:39:00

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

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