Chennai, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Chennai (India, Tamil Nadu). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 14:23 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Chennai local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.15%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 22:54; remaining time: 1d 8h 31m 40s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:21
Moonset:	04:34

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 397 418 km
246 944 mi
Chennai ↔ Moon, nearest point: 399 975 km
248 533 mi
View angle: 0.501°

Chennai on map:

Chennai

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	13.08784°
Longitude:	80.27847°
Country:	India Tamil Nadu
Population:	4 328 063

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 98.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 12 hours, 38 minutes. (≈13.526 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 147°

Chennai, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -42.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 96.2°):

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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:	15:45:00	16:32:00	17:21:00	18:10:00	19:01:00
Moonset:	03:22:00	03:58:00	04:34:00	05:12:00	05:52:00

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

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