Salem, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Salem (India, Tamil Nadu). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 21:42 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Salem local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 88.8%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.19%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 2d 12h 7m 25s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:38
Moonset:	03:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 400 950 km
249 139 mi
Salem ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 964 km
244 798 mi
View angle: 0.497°

Salem on map:

Salem

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	11.65376°
Longitude:	78.15538°
Country:	India Tamil Nadu
Population:	778 396

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 93.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 9 hours, 19 minutes. (≈12.388 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -40°

Salem, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 55.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 162.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	15:04:00	15:53:00	16:38:00	17:21:00	18:01:00
Moonset:	01:45:00	02:38:00	03:31:00	04:22:00	05:13:00

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

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