West Island, Cocos Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in West Island (Cocos Islands). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-07-29, 21:32 (GMT+06:30) Indian/Cocos . All times are shown in West Island local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 99.25%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 10:49; remaining time: 29d 13h 17m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:47
Moonset:	06:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 399 571 km
248 282 mi
West Island ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 827 km
244 092 mi
View angle: 0.498°

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: 100%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 14 Day, 18 hours, 36 minutes. (≈14.775 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -34°

West Island, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 51.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 108°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30	2026-07-31
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:02:00	16:55:00	17:47:00	18:37:00	19:27:00
Moonset:	04:28:00	05:17:00	06:03:00	06:46:00	07:26:00

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

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