Swords, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Swords (Ireland, Leinster, Fingal County). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 04:02 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Swords local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.67%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.83%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 04:13; remaining time: 3d 1h 10m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:57
Moonset:	04:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 387 878 km
241 016 mi
Swords ↔ Moon, nearest point: 385 569 km
239 581 mi
View angle: 0.513°

Swords on map:

Swords

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	53.45972°
Longitude:	-6.21806°
Country:	Ireland Leinster
Population:	36 924

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 88.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 13 hours, 28 minutes. (≈11.561 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -15°

Swords, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 4.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 261.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	16:38:00	16:48:00	16:57:00	17:08:00	16:20:00
Moonset:	01:53:00	03:12:00	04:31:00	05:53:00	06:19:00

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

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