Portlaoise, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Portlaoise (Ireland, Leinster, Laois). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 02:36 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Portlaoise 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 15h 48m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	20:06
Moonset:	05:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 296 km
246 247 mi
Portlaoise ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 479 km
243 875 mi
View angle: 0.503°

Portlaoise on map:

Portlaoise

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	53.03441°
Longitude:	-7.29979°
Country:	Ireland Leinster
Population:	13 622

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 97.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 51 minutes. (≈13.244 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -13°

Portlaoise, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 18.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 216.5°):

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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:	17:34:00	18:50:00	20:06:00	21:23:00	22:39:00
Moonset:	04:48:00	04:57:00	05:07:00	05:19:00	05:34:00

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

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