Swords, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Swords (Ireland, Leinster, Fingal County). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 08:59 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Swords 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 0h 47m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:12
Moonset:	01:25

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 969 km
227 402 mi
Swords ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 477 km
225 854 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 17.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 1 hours, 4 minutes. (≈4.045 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 31°

Swords, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 6.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 53.1°):

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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:	05:43:00	06:47:00	08:12:00	09:44:00	11:15:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:34:00	01:25:00	01:57:00	02:18:00

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

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