Sligo, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sligo (Ireland, Connaught). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 21:02 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Sligo 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: 10d 12h 43m 52s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:15
Moonset:	01:41

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 341 km
228 255 mi
Sligo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 398 km
224 563 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Sligo on map:

Sligo

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	54.26969°
Longitude:	-8.46943°
Country:	Ireland Connaught
Population:	20 228

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 22.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 14 hours, 27 minutes. (≈4.602 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -42°

Sligo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 40.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 255.4°):

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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:	05:45:00	06:50:00	08:15:00	09:49:00	11:22:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:51:00	01:41:00	02:11:00	02:31:00

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

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