Preston, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Preston (United Kingdom, England, Lancashire). Current time: Friday, 2026-05-22, 02:08 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Preston local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 33.65%, Maximal illumination for this day: 44.48%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 9d 7h 38m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:59
Moonset:	02:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 590 km
230 896 mi
Preston ↔ Moon, nearest point: 369 790 km
229 777 mi
View angle: 0.536°

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: 34.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 21 hours, 53 minutes. (≈5.912 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -12°

Preston, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 0.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 304.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23	2026-05-24
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	07:55:00	09:28:00	10:59:00	12:25:00	13:47:00
Moonset:	01:13:00	01:45:00	02:05:00	02:19:00	02:29:00

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

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