Buncrana, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buncrana (Ireland, Ulster, County Donegal). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 00:39 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Buncrana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 97.05%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.46%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 18:24; remaining time: 1d 17h 45m 20s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:14
Moonset:	05:02

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 985 km
246 054 mi
Buncrana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 678 km
243 377 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Buncrana on map:

Buncrana

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	55.13333°
Longitude:	-7.45°
Country:	Ireland Ulster
Population:	5 546

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 4 hours, 2 minutes. (≈13.168 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -15°

Buncrana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 23.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 187°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	17:36:00	18:55:00	20:14:00	21:35:00	22:55:00
Moonset:	04:48:00	04:55:00	05:02:00	05:11:00	05:23:00

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

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