Buncrana, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buncrana (Ireland, Ulster, County Donegal). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-05-26, 05:47 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Buncrana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 74.77%, Maximal illumination for this day: 82.9%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 5d 3h 59m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:44
Moonset:	03:04

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 390 729 km
242 788 mi
Buncrana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 316 km
243 152 mi
View angle: 0.51°

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: 76.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 1 hours, 7 minutes. (≈10.047 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 13°

Buncrana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -21.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 294.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-24	2026-05-25	2026-05-26	2026-05-27	2026-05-28
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	14:05:00	15:26:00	16:44:00	18:02:00	19:22:00
Moonset:	02:51:00	02:58:00	03:04:00	03:12:00	03:20:00

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

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