Sandur, Faroe Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sandur (Faroe Islands, Sandoy). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 09:11 (GMT+01:00) Atlantic/Faroe . All times are shown in Sandur local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.66%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 10d 20h 8m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	12:58
Moonset:	21:19

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 392 728 km
244 030 mi
Sandur ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 528 km
244 527 mi
View angle: 0.507°

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: 24%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 19 hours, 23 minutes. (≈4.807 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 54°

Sandur, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -23.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 70.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	09:45:00	11:22:00	12:58:00	14:36:00	16:18:00
Moonset:	21:27:00	21:23:00	21:19:00	21:15:00	21:10:00

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

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