West Island, Cocos Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in West Island (Cocos Islands). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 16:17 (GMT+06:30) Indian/Cocos . All times are shown in West Island local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 4.23%, Maximal illumination for this day: 9.91%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 23:54; remaining time: 16d 7h 37m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:51
Moonset:	16:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 916 km
234 826 mi
West Island ↔ Moon, nearest point: 376 116 km
233 708 mi
View angle: 0.527°

West Island on map:

West Island

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+06:30
Latitude:	-12.15681°
Longitude:	96.82251°
Country:	Cocos Islands
Population:	120

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 5.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 5 hours, 42 minutes. (≈27.238 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 58°

West Island, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 271.3°):

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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:	02:08:00	03:00:00	03:51:00	04:44:00	05:40:00
Moonset:	14:55:00	15:35:00	16:15:00	16:57:00	17:42:00

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

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