West Island, Cocos Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in West Island (Cocos Islands). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-09-23, 01:22 (GMT+06:30) Indian/Cocos . All times are shown in West Island local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 83.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 90.45%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 23:20; remaining time: 3d 21h 58m 18s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:12
Moonset:	03:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 289 km
248 107 mi
West Island ↔ Moon, nearest point: 394 670 km
245 237 mi
View angle: 0.499°

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: 84.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 22 hours, 9 minutes. (≈10.923 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -140°

West Island, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 255.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24	2026-09-25
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	13:30:00	14:21:00	15:12:00	16:02:00	16:51:00
Moonset:	01:52:00	02:36:00	03:19:00	03:59:00	04:38:00

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

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