West Island, Cocos Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in West Island (Cocos Islands). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-28, 06:56 (GMT+06:30) Indian/Cocos . All times are shown in West Island local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.66%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.25%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 21:07; remaining time: 1d 14h 10m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:55
Moonset:	05:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 403 644 km
250 813 mi
West Island ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 128 km
251 113 mi
View angle: 0.493°

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: 97.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 7 hours, 12 minutes. (≈13.3 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 171°

West Island, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -20.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 236°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28	2026-07-29	2026-07-30
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:09:00	16:02:00	16:55:00	17:47:00	18:37:00
Moonset:	03:37:00	04:28:00	05:17:00	06:03:00	06:46:00

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

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