Wigan, United Kingdom Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Wigan (United Kingdom, England, Borough of Wigan). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 15:21 (GMT+01:00) Europe/London . All times are shown in Wigan 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 3h 3m 15s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:20
Moonset:	17:51

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 015 km
234 266 mi
Wigan ↔ Moon, nearest point: 372 924 km
231 724 mi
View angle: 0.528°

Wigan on map:

Wigan

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	53.54296°
Longitude:	-2.63706°
Country:	United Kingdom England
Population:	175 405

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 4.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 10 hours, 37 minutes. (≈27.442 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 135°

Wigan, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 21.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 243.4°):

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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:	05:00:00	05:11:00	05:20:00	05:30:00	05:41:00
Moonset:	15:01:00	16:25:00	17:51:00	19:20:00	20:53:00

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

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