Varanasi, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Varanasi (India, Uttar Pradesh, Vārānasi). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 04:59 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Varanasi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.34%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.81%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 09:43; remaining time: 3d 4h 43m 9s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:28
Moonset:	02:57

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 585 km
241 456 mi
Varanasi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 608 km
242 091 mi
View angle: 0.513°

Varanasi on map:

Varanasi

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	25.31668°
Longitude:	83.01041°
Country:	India Uttar Pradesh
Population:	1 164 404

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 87.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 9 hours, 56 minutes. (≈11.414 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 5°

Varanasi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -26.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 280.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	14:23:00	14:56:00	15:28:00	16:00:00	16:36:00
Moonset:	01:06:00	02:01:00	02:57:00	03:55:00	04:54:00

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

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