Köln, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Köln (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Köln). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 17:11 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Köln local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 20.31%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 11d 13h 8m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	11:03
Moonset:	21:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 473 km
242 007 mi
Köln ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 467 km
238 897 mi
View angle: 0.511°

Köln on map:

Köln

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	50.93333°
Longitude:	6.95°
Country:	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:	963 395

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 46 minutes. (≈4.115 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 4°

Köln, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 30.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 189.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	08:23:00	09:44:00	11:03:00	12:19:00	13:36:00
Moonset:	21:29:00	21:42:00	21:55:00	22:08:00	22:25:00

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

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