Launceston, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Launceston (Australia, Tasmania). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 10:41 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Hobart . All times are shown in Launceston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.63%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.29%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 14:19; remaining time: 3d 3h 38m 12s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:30
Moonset:	05:16

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 402 625 km
250 180 mi
Launceston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 400 km
250 661 mi
View angle: 0.495°

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: 90.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 19 hours, 3 minutes. (≈11.793 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 157°

Launceston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -23.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 166.9°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	12:28:00	13:27:00	14:30:00	15:36:00	16:42:00
Moonset:	03:52:00	04:37:00	05:16:00	05:47:00	06:14:00

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

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