Preston, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Preston (United Kingdom, England, Lancashire). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-03, 21:41 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Preston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 72.68%, Maximal illumination for this day: 81.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 24d 7h 38m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:18
Moonset:	11:17

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 376 887 km
234 187 mi
Preston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 375 647 km
233 417 mi
View angle: 0.528°

Preston on map:

Preston

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	53.76282°
Longitude:	-2.70452°
Country:	United Kingdom England
Population:	313 332

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 73.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19 Day, 20 hours, 6 minutes. (≈19.838 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -179°

Preston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 67.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	22:00:00	22:08:00	22:18:00	22:29:00	22:44:00
Moonset:	08:37:00	09:56:00	11:17:00	12:40:00	14:07:00

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

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