Sandur, Faroe Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandur (Faroe Islands, Sandoy). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 13:38 (GMT+01:00) Atlantic/Faroe . All times are shown in Sandur local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 10d 20h 8m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:31
Moonset:	03:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 468 km
227 713 mi
Sandur ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 558 km
224 040 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Sandur on map:

Sandur

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	61.8425°
Longitude:	-6.80778°
Country:	Faroe Islands Sandoy
Population:	608

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 6 hours, 15 minutes. (≈4.261 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 9°

Sandur, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 40.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 112.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:36:00	04:23:00	06:31:00	08:38:00	10:34:00
Moonset:	01:30:00	03:04:00	03:12:00	03:11:00	03:08:00

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

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