Buncrana, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Buncrana (Ireland, Ulster, County Donegal). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-09-02, 01:18 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Buncrana local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 65.4%, Maximal illumination for this day: 75.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 24d 16h 31m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	21:21
Moonset:	13:52

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 369 943 km
229 872 mi
Buncrana ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 576 km
226 537 mi
View angle: 0.538°

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: 75.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 19 Day, 16 hours, 16 minutes. (≈19.678 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -149°

Buncrana, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 34.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 106.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-31	2026-09-01	2026-09-02	2026-09-03	2026-09-04
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	20:53:00	21:04:00	21:21:00	21:47:00	22:30:00
Moonset:	10:50:00	12:19:00	13:52:00	15:25:00	16:48:00

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

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