Cardiff, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cardiff (United Kingdom, Wales). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 15:33 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Cardiff local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 3.23%, Maximal illumination for this day: 8.43%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 16d 2h 51m 14s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:22
Moonset:	17:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 376 975 km
234 242 mi
Cardiff ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 924 km
231 724 mi
View angle: 0.528°

Cardiff on map:

Cardiff

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	51.48°
Longitude:	-3.18°
Country:	United Kingdom Wales
Population:	447 287

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 4.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 10 hours, 50 minutes. (≈27.451 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 132°

Cardiff, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 20.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 246.3°):

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Cardiff

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	04:57:00	05:10:00	05:22:00	05:34:00	05:49:00
Moonset:	15:09:00	16:29:00	17:52:00	19:18:00	20:48:00

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

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