West Island, Cocos Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in West Island (Cocos Islands). Current time: Monday, 2026-07-27, 15:45 (GMT+06:30) Indian/Cocos . All times are shown in West Island local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 92.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 96.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 21:07; remaining time: 2d 5h 21m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:02
Moonset:	04:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 404 637 km
251 430 mi
West Island ↔ Moon, nearest point: 403 165 km
250 515 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 95.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 17 hours, 28 minutes. (≈12.728 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 170°

West Island, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -2.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 118.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	14:18:00	15:09:00	16:02:00	16:55:00	17:47:00
Moonset:	02:44:00	03:37:00	04:28:00	05:17:00	06:03:00

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

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