Kildare, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kildare (Ireland, Leinster). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 04:11 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Kildare local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 23.32%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 09:46; remaining time: 11d 5h 35m 36s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:17
Moonset:	01:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 494 km
227 108 mi
Kildare ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 782 km
226 665 mi
View angle: 0.545°

Kildare on map:

Kildare

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	53.15611°
Longitude:	-6.91444°
Country:	Ireland Leinster
Population:	8 142

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 15.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 19 hours, 41 minutes. (≈3.82 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 2°

Kildare, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -9.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 353.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	05:48:00	06:53:00	08:17:00	09:49:00	11:19:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:34:00	01:26:00	01:58:00	02:19:00

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

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