Sandur, Faroe Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandur (Faroe Islands, Sandoy). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 15:12 (GMT+01:00) Atlantic/Faroe . All times are shown in Sandur local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.4%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 14d 3h 11m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:31
Moonset:	21:53

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 762 km
229 138 mi
Sandur ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 957 km
225 531 mi
View angle: 0.54°

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: 0.02%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 2 hours, 51 minutes. (≈0.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -110°

Sandur, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 39.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 214.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:39:00	05:35:00	05:31:00	05:27:00	05:23:00
Moonset:	18:14:00	20:00:00	21:53:00	23:57:00	00:00:00

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

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