Swords, Ireland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Swords (Ireland, Leinster, Fingal County). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-09-23, 04:38 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Dublin . All times are shown in Swords local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 85.43%, Maximal illumination for this day: 91.78%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 17:50; remaining time: 3d 13h 12m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:21
Moonset:	02:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 398 023 km
247 320 mi
Swords ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 701 km
247 120 mi
View angle: 0.5°

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: 86.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 6 hours, 22 minutes. (≈11.265 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -3°

Swords, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -13.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 260.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24	2026-09-25
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	17:52:00	18:08:00	18:21:00	18:31:00	18:41:00
Moonset:	00:21:00	01:38:00	02:57:00	04:16:00	05:36:00

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

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