Salem, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Salem (India, Tamil Nadu). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 14:22 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Salem 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 44s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:28
Moonset:	04:44

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 397 418 km
246 944 mi
Salem ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 130 km
248 629 mi
View angle: 0.501°

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: 98.3%):

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

Moon illumination angle = 146°

Salem, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -44.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 97.4°):

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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:	15:53:00	16:40:00	17:28:00	18:16:00	19:07:00
Moonset:	03:30:00	04:07:00	04:44:00	05:23:00	06:03:00

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

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