Köln, Germany Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Köln (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Köln). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 02:56 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Köln local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.91%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.39%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 19:24; remaining time: 1d 16h 28m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:59
Moonset:	05:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 189 km
246 180 mi
Köln ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 363 km
243 803 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 13 minutes. (≈13.218 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -14°

Köln, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 221.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	17:32:00	18:45:00	19:59:00	21:13:00	22:27:00
Moonset:	04:51:00	05:02:00	05:15:00	05:29:00	05:47:00

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

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