moon .5deg.comThursday Island, Australia (Queensland, Torres) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-05-21.
All times are shown in Thursday Island local time (GMT+10:00
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Moonrise: 11:02, Moonset: 22:53.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 368 109 km228 732 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 19.7% / 29.69%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4.9 (Day)
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2026-05-21
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | -29.1° | 293.6° | 19.7% |
| 100 | -42° | 294.9° | 20.1% |
| 200 | -54.7° | 299.4° | 20.5% |
| 300 | -66.4° | 311° | 20.9% |
| 400 | -74.7° | 342.2° | 21.3% |
| 500 | -73.1° | 30.2° | 21.7% |
| 600 | -63.4° | 54.4° | 22.1% |
| 700 | -51.2° | 63.5° | 22.5% |
| 800 | -38.4° | 67° | 22.9% |
| 900 | -25.3° | 67.9° | 23.3% |
| 1000 | -12.2° | 67.2° | 23.7% |
| 1100 | 0.8° | 65.3° | 24.2% |
| 1200 | 13.6° | 62° | 24.6% |
| 1300 | 25.8° | 56.9° | 25% |
| 1400 | 37.3° | 49.1° | 25.4% |
| 1500 | 47.1° | 37.2° | 25.8% |
| 1600 | 54.1° | 19.4° | 26.3% |
| 1700 | 56.2° | 356.4° | 26.7% |
| 1800 | 52.7° | 334.3° | 27.1% |
| 1900 | 44.9° | 317.9° | 27.5% |
| 2000 | 34.5° | 307.1° | 28% |
| 2100 | 22.7° | 299.9° | 28.4% |
| 2200 | 10.2° | 295.2° | 28.8% |
| 2300 | -2.8° | 292° | 29.3% |
| 2400 | -16° | 290° | 29.7% |