Belfast, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Belfast (United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, City of Belfast). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 22:16 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Belfast local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 23.32%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.65%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 9d 11h 30m 1s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:36
Moonset:	02:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 370 960 km
230 504 mi
Belfast ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 642 km
227 199 mi
View angle: 0.537°

Belfast on map:

Belfast

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	54.59682°
Longitude:	-5.92541°
Country:	United Kingdom Northern Ireland
Population:	274 770

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 32.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 17 hours, 47 minutes. (≈5.741 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -34°

Belfast, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 33.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 257.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	06:36:00	08:02:00	09:36:00	11:09:00	12:37:00
Moonset:	00:43:00	01:34:00	02:03:00	02:22:00	02:34:00

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

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