Salem, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Salem (India, Tamil Nadu). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 16:14 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Salem local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 12.6%, Maximal illumination for this day: 21.49%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 22h 2m 22s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:15
Moonset:	22:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 259 km
227 583 mi
Salem ↔ Moon, nearest point: 358 380 km
222 687 mi
View angle: 0.544°

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: 18.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 8 minutes. (≈4.172 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -122°

Salem, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 74.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 338.3°):

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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:	07:01:00	08:08:00	09:15:00	10:19:00	11:19:00
Moonset:	20:25:00	21:32:00	22:31:00	23:24:00	00:00:00

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

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