Ampara, Sri Lanka Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Ampara (Sri Lanka, Eastern Province). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 20:45 (GMT+05:30) Asia/Colombo . All times are shown in Ampara local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 11.48%, Maximal illumination for this day: 19.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 09:49; remaining time: 11d 13h 4m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:50
Moonset:	21:03

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 485 km
242 015 mi
Ampara ↔ Moon, nearest point: 387 132 km
240 553 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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: 18%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 2 hours, 50 minutes. (≈4.118 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -53°

Ampara, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 5.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 261°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:11:00	08:02:00	08:50:00	09:38:00	10:25:00
Moonset:	19:40:00	20:22:00	21:03:00	21:45:00	22:27:00

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

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