Colchester, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Colchester (United Kingdom, England, Essex). Current time: Monday, 2026-05-25, 03:30 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Colchester local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 65.44%, Maximal illumination for this day: 74.77%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 6d 6h 16m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	14:49
Moonset:	02:23

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 623 km
239 615 mi
Colchester ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 855 km
239 138 mi
View angle: 0.516°

Colchester on map:

Colchester

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	51.88921°
Longitude:	0.90421°
Country:	United Kingdom England
Population:	121 859

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 66.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 9 Day, 0 hours, 0 minutes. (≈9 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 0°

Colchester, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -9.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 285°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-23	2026-05-24	2026-05-25	2026-05-26	2026-05-27
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	12:14:00	13:33:00	14:49:00	16:03:00	17:17:00
Moonset:	01:59:00	02:12:00	02:23:00	02:34:00	02:45:00

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

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