Launceston, Australia Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Launceston (Australia, Tasmania). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-04, 15:31 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Hobart . All times are shown in Launceston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 66.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 76.19%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 14:19; remaining time: 23d 22h 48m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	23:23
Moonset:	09:36

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 245 km
233 166 mi
Launceston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 378 865 km
235 416 mi
View angle: 0.531°

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: 70%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 20 Day, 5 hours, 4 minutes. (≈20.211 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 39°

Launceston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -57.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 204.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	21:05:00	22:12:00	23:23:00	00:00:00	00:35:00
Moonset:	08:54:00	09:14:00	09:36:00	10:01:00	10:30:00

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

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