Birkenhead, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Birkenhead (United Kingdom, England, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:18 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Birkenhead 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 21h 28m 8s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	07:59
Moonset:	01:12

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 321 km
227 621 mi
Birkenhead ↔ Moon, nearest point: 360 950 km
224 284 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Birkenhead on map:

Birkenhead

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	53.39337°
Longitude:	-3.01479°
Country:	United Kingdom England
Population:	325 264

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 46 minutes. (≈4.199 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 24°

Birkenhead, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 34.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 91.7°):

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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:	05:30:00	06:34:00	07:59:00	09:31:00	11:02:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:20:00	01:12:00	01:44:00	02:05:00

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

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