Ampara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ampara (Sri Lanka, Eastern Province). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 00:30 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Ampara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 21.49%, Maximal illumination for this day: 31.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 14:16; remaining time: 10d 13h 46m 7s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:12
Moonset:	23:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 213 km
228 175 mi
Ampara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 368 690 km
229 093 mi
View angle: 0.542°

Ampara on map:

Ampara

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+05:30
Latitude:	7.29754°
Longitude:	81.68202°
Country:	Sri Lanka Eastern Province
Population:	18 348

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 21.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 13 hours, 18 minutes. (≈4.554 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -33°

Ampara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -30.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 304.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:03:00	09:10:00	10:12:00	11:10:00	12:02:00
Moonset:	21:07:00	22:08:00	23:03:00	23:52:00	00:00:00

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

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