Varanasi, India Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Varanasi (India, Uttar Pradesh, Vārānasi). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-08-05, 10:01 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata . All times are shown in Varanasi local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 53.65%, Maximal illumination for this day: 64.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 22d 23h 48m 29s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:41
Moonset:	11:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 371 282 km
230 704 mi
Varanasi ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 398 km
228 290 mi
View angle: 0.536°

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: 60.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 21 Day, 4 hours, 43 minutes. (≈21.197 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 163°

Varanasi, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 19.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 279.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-03	2026-08-04	2026-08-05	2026-08-06	2026-08-07
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	21:29:00	22:03:00	22:41:00	23:26:00	00:00:00
Moonset:	09:29:00	10:26:00	11:27:00	12:30:00	13:38:00

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

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