West Island, Cocos Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in West Island (Cocos Islands). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 22:35 (GMT+06:30) Indian/Cocos . All times are shown in West Island local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.27%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.09%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 15:16; remaining time: 10d 16h 40m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:47
Moonset:	21:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 863 km
227 958 mi
West Island ↔ Moon, nearest point: 366 831 km
227 938 mi
View angle: 0.543°

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: 20.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 10 hours, 5 minutes. (≈4.42 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -89°

West Island, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -16°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 293.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	07:36:00	08:43:00	09:47:00	10:43:00	11:33:00
Moonset:	19:14:00	20:21:00	21:27:00	22:29:00	23:27:00

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

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