Buncrana, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buncrana (Ireland, Ulster, County Donegal). Current time: Saturday, 2026-08-01, 12:52 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Buncrana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 88.99%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.57%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 05:19; remaining time: 26d 16h 27m 10s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:20
Moonset:	08:55

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 019 km
241 104 mi
Buncrana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 459 km
241 998 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 91.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 11 hours, 50 minutes. (≈17.493 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 148°

Buncrana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -30.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 309.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-30	2026-07-31	2026-08-01	2026-08-02	2026-08-03
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	22:05:00	22:13:00	22:20:00	22:27:00	22:34:00
Moonset:	06:13:00	07:35:00	08:55:00	10:16:00	11:39:00

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

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